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He wasn’t saying that I couldn’t work, so I was going to take that as a win.“Fine, but I’m giving them a proper two-weeks’ notice,” I told him.“Ruby’s was the only place that would hire me after what you did, so I am not going to leave them hanging.”

Yeah, the man did not look happy.

Chapter 21

Kasimir~

It was on the tip of my tongue to tell her that she was going to quit the diner immediately, but I knew enough to know how to pick my battles, especially since I was probably going to have a lot of them with this woman.

Just then, my phone chimed with an incoming text, and though it was rude as hell, I pulled out my phone to answer it anyway.In my line of work, I couldn’t afford to not answer my phone if possible, and my erratic ‘work’ schedule was something that Zoya was going to have to get used to.

“I need to check this,” I told her as I unlocked my phone.

“By all means,” she drawled out, the sarcasm loud and clear.

Ignoring her frustration, I opened the text, and it was from my brother.

Viktor:We’ve a 2ndDorel Zamfir sighting.We need 2 talk

The irony wasn’t lost on me as I read my brother’s text.When he and Aurora had first gotten married, he hadn’t wanted to leave her side, and I’d given him so much shit for neglecting his duties as the Korolev Sovietnik, and now that I was obsessed with Zoya, I probably owed the man an apology.

Me:B on my way n a bit

Slipping the phone back in my pocket, I looked back at the fuming woman in my living room, and little did she know, I’d take her any way that I could get her.Plus, truth be told, if I had a choice, I’d rather her be spitting mad at me than sad.

“My brother needs me,” I informed her.

“Fine,” she quickly replied.“Then you can drop me off at home on your way to speak to your brother.”

“This is your home,” I immediately said, correcting her.“Your home is wherever I am, Zoya.Please, do not forget that.”

Zoya arched a brow.“Then you can drop me off at my mom’s.”

I reached up to place my hand on the side of her neck this time.“I will give you the two weeks that you want for Ruby’s, but only if you spend tonight and tomorrow packing your stuff.”

“I have to work tomorrow night,” she said pointedly.“I’ll need the weekend to get everything.”