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Chapter 72 of "One Bed with the Boss" begins with suspense: My phone buzzes on the desk with a text from the group chat with my... Donât stop reading!
My phone buzzes on the desk with a text from the group chat with my brothers.
âSilas: So youâre dating Max?
âMe: Who told you?
âSilas: Frederich.
Fucking Frederich.
âSilas: He said you shared your dinner with a certain someone named Max.
âFinn: Picture me nodding. I saw them get out of the Cullinan together.
âLiam: Iâm heartbroken Iâm finding this out after Silas and Finn. And Frederich. Oh, and Angelo.
âGideon: Donât be too sad, because I donât rank that high either.
âMe: Donât be ridiculous. Iâm a big believer in equality.
âXavier: Equal hating.
âMe: :eye-roll-emoji: :shrug-emoji:
âFinn: Does Czarina know?
âMe: Not unless a certain busybody whose name starts with Fr told her.
âXavier: Good. Max seems like a nice girl, and she doesnât need any weird flak from Czarina.
âGideon: Frederich couldâve betrayed you. He isnât like us.
âSilas: Donât worry. I told him he better shut it if he wants any of my French tarragon for his garden. His just died when his neighborâs puppy dug his up.
I wince. That old man probably cried his heart out. He loves fresh French tarragon.
âMe: Thanks for watching my back. Anyway, yes, Iâm with Max. After Czarinaâs visit and pressure, I had no choice. And Dadâs shenanigans, too.
I give them a succinct summary of what she asked of me, then what Dad did with that threesome stripper.
âLiam: I have no words.
âXavier: Iâm sorryâŚbut also glad he didnât use my name.
âMe: Taking one for the bros.
âLiam: You always do.
A corner of my mouth lifts. Itâs my pleasure, shielding my baby brothers.
âMe: By the way, Finn, could you take over my afternoon meetings?
âFinn: Whatâs up?
âMe: Just things to do.
âGideon: Donât go to Czarina unless she summons you. Nothing good will come from it. She wants nothing less than a virgin who bleeds blue for your wife.
âMe: She can wish until the sky turns green. I want to spend some quality time with Max.