The Stolen Moments Trilogy Box Set by Catharina Maura

Author:Catharina Maura [Maura, Catharina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 34

Carter

Emilia’s face is flushed as we sit down for dinner. I bet she wishes Mom didn’t invite her dad over tonight. She squirms in her seat opposite me and I smile to myself. I’m so fucking hard just watching her. She’s doing really well hiding her arousal, but my Minx has always been transparent to me. The way she bites down on her lip, her rapidly rising and falling chest, and those rosy cheeks of hers… Her eyes meet mine and she looks at me with such desperation and arousal that I have to bite down hard on my own lip to keep myself in check. This was meant to torture her, so why the hell am I the one that’s suffering?

“Honey, you did so well,” her dad says.

Emilia smiles up at him while I nod in agreement. “4.4 GPA. That beats mine,” I tell him proudly, and he nods.

“You’ve done well too, son. Your dad told me you’re starting your own company?”

I nod awkwardly and clear my throat. “Yes, sir. We’ve secured all the required funding and are just about finalizing the platform we’re building. We’ll go through a round of security testing soon. I actually hired some of the best hackers to try and get into our systems. We have a lot of testing left to do, but we should be up and running in a year or so. I’m currently working on building relationships with big corporations. I’m looking to make our platform as user-friendly as possible, so I want it to be possible to do things as simple as grocery shopping with one of our cards. It’s the partnership stage that’ll make or break the business as I envision it.”

I don’t dare to tell him we’ve acquired funding to the tune of millions. It still makes me nervous to think of all the responsibility Asher and I have taken on. We cannot fail — it simply isn’t an option.

John nods and glances at me with interest. “Sounds very technical. I’m sure you’ll do fine. I’m proud of you, kid.”

Dad nods and claps me on the back. “You have done well, Carter. We’re all really proud of you.”

I look down and nod in thanks. I’ve stayed as quiet as I can about my business. Neither Asher nor I are the bragging type. Besides, our business can’t even be called a start-up yet.

John turns toward Kate and smiles at her. “How have you been doing at college?” he asks.

Kate looks up at him, startled, and then looks back down. “Um, it’s been okay,” she says. “I’ve had a lot of fun.”

To my surprise, John bursts out laughing and nods at her. “Good for you, Kate. Emilia and Carter have always been incredibly serious, but you’re only young once. I’m glad you’re at least enjoying your youth. Make sure you help them have fun a bit too, okay?”

Kate grins up at him and nods. She hasn’t actually told me what her current GPA is. It can’t be great if she won’t tell me.

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