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My Ex's Best Friend Is My Boss

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CEO, College Romance
Last updated:
18 Oct 2026
By:
Devendra Katariya
Status:
Completed
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English · 18+
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After a painful breakup, twenty-three-year-old Nora Sterling lands a high-stakes job at Vance Design Collective, a fast-growing architectural design and branding firm in Seattle led by Ethan Vance, her ex-boyfriend Tyler's longtime best friend. Nora assumes Ethan dislikes her because he stays cold, demanding, and distant. But when a flagship urban design contract forces them into late-night collaboration, Nora discovers that Ethan has been silently carrying the devastating truth behind Tyler's sudden betrayal. Ethan must decide whether exposing the truth is an act of honesty or another attempt to influence her life. Meanwhile, an internal credit-stealing conspiracy threatens Nora's first major design pitch. Nora refuses to let romance derail the career she bled for, demanding transparency and professional respect. Together, they confront corporate sabotage, unmask the past, and forge an unbreakable bond on equal terms.

Chapter 1

The Signature on the Contract

The cold November drizzle of Seattle tapped a relentless rhythm against the floor-to-ceiling glass of the forty-second floor of the Columbia Center. Stepping off the elevator into the minimalist, concrete-and-timber atrium of Vance Design Collective, twenty-three-year-old Nora Sterling smoothed the lapels of her tailored charcoal wool blazer, taking a deep, steadying breath.

For twelve grueling months, Nora had fought her way back from the ashes of a ruined life. A year ago, she had been the top architectural design honors student at the University of Washington, with a bright future and a charismatic boyfriend named Tyler Ross, the golden-boy heir to Ross Media Group. But overnight, Tyler had abruptly ended their three-year relationship with icy cruelty, simultaneously taking sole credit for their joint senior capstone project—a revolutionary sustainable transit hub design—which won the national AIA student prize and launched Tyler's career as an independent design consultant. Nora had been left with no portfolio credit, no references, and a broken heart.

She had survived by freelancing eighteen hours a day out of a drafty studio apartment in Ballard, surviving on black coffee and stubborn pride, until her anonymous submission for the Puget Sound Cultural Center caught the attention of Seattle's fastest-growing architectural firm: Vance Design Collective.

"Miss Sterling? Human Resources is ready for you in Conference Suite B," a polite receptionist in architectural tortoiseshell glasses announced, gesturing toward a frosted glass doorway down the polished maple corridor.

Nora smiled, gripping her leather portfolio case. She entered the conference room, where Sarah Jenkins, the head of talent acquisition, greeted her with an enthusiastic handshake.

"We were completely blown away by your spatial lighting concepts, Nora," Sarah beamed, sliding a sleek, black leather-bound employment contract across the marble conference table. "The salary is ninety-five thousand, with full medical, four weeks of paid leave, and direct placement as a Lead Spatial & UX Designer on our commercial flagship team. You will be reporting directly to our Founder and Creative Director."

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105
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Status
Completed
Author
Devendra Katariya
Updated
18 Oct 2026

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My Ex's Best Friend Is My Boss is a ceo and college romance novel by Devendra Katariya. It is completed with 105 chapters. After a painful breakup, twenty-three-year-old Nora Sterling lands a high-stakes job at Vance Design Collective, a fast-growing architectural design and branding firm in Seattle led by Ethan Vance, her ex-boyfriend Tyler...

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After a painful breakup, twenty-three-year-old Nora Sterling lands a high-stakes job at Vance Design Collective, a fast-growing architectural design and branding firm in Seattle led by Ethan Vance, her ex-boyfriend Tyler's longtime best friend. Nora assumes Ethan dislikes her because he stays cold, demanding, and dista...

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105 chapters
  1. 1. The Signature on the Contract Free
  2. 2. The Slate-Blue Stare Free
  3. 3. The Waterfront Pier Pitch Free
  4. 4. Late Nights on Fourth Avenue Free
  5. 5. The Encounter at Pike Place Free
  6. 6. The Presentation at City Hall In app
  7. 7. The Shadow in the Lobby In app
  8. 8. The Truth on the 42nd Floor In app
  9. 9. Victoria's Silent Alliance In app
  10. 10. Rain on Bainbridge In app
  11. 11. Morning on the Sound In app
  12. 12. The First Audit Warning In app
  13. 13. Tracing the Digital Footprint In app
  14. 14. The Stress Test in the Lab In app
  15. 15. The State Board Hearing In app
  16. 16. Unmasking the Saboteurs In app
  17. 17. The Letter of Termination In app
  18. 18. Celebration Above Fourth Avenue In app
  19. 19. The Corner Office on 42 In app
  20. 20. The Lakeside Memory In app
  21. 21. The Bellevue Subcontractor Ambush In app
  22. 22. Midnight at the Museum of History & Industry In app
  23. 23. The Scent of Pine and Graphite In app
  24. 24. The Unsent Letter In app
  25. 25. The Groundbreaking at Pier 58 In app
  26. 26. The Storm on Queen Anne In app
  27. 27. The Bellevue Injunction In app
  28. 28. The Hearing at King County Courthouse In app
  29. 29. Late Night at the Ballard Locks In app
  30. 30. The Mid-Arc Milestone: Unconditional Trust In app
  31. 31. Driving the First Pile In app
  32. 32. The Corporate Desperation of Tyler Ross In app
  33. 33. The Seattle Design Festival Showcase In app
  34. 34. Rainy Night in Belltown In app
  35. 35. The Subpoena Delivered In app
  36. 36. The Geotechnical Breakthrough In app
  37. 37. Victoria's Confession In app
  38. 38. The Grand Jury Indictment In app
  39. 39. The Timber Pergola Prototype In app
  40. 40. Partners in Life and Architecture In app
  41. 41. Phase Two Announced In app
  42. 42. The Return of Arthur Vance In app
  43. 43. The Municipal Audit Demand In app
  44. 44. The Parametric Code In app
  45. 45. The Stolen Submission Alert In app
  46. 46. Landing in Singapore In app
  47. 47. The Confrontation at Marina Bay Sands In app
  48. 48. The Server Room Intruder Unmasked In app
  49. 49. Night in the Lion City In app
  50. 50. The WAF Tribunal Convenes In app
  51. 51. The Global Headlines In app
  52. 52. Return to Seattle as Champions In app
  53. 53. The Ethics Board Dismissal In app
  54. 54. The Timber Pavilion Models in the Shop In app
  55. 55. Tyler’s Plea Deal Offer In app
  56. 56. The Federal Plea Hearing In app
  57. 57. Restitution and the Foundation In app
  58. 58. Raising the Mass-Timber Arches In app
  59. 59. The Bainbridge Island Retreat In app
  60. 60. The Final Co-Conspirator Falls In app
  61. 61. The Final Timber Arch Installed In app
  62. 62. The Acoustic Tidal Chambers Activated In app
  63. 63. The Architectural Digest Feature In app
  64. 64. The City Council Phase Two Vote In app
  65. 65. Stolen No More In app
  66. 66. The Trial of Harrison Ross In app
  67. 67. Breaking Ground on Phase Two In app
  68. 68. The Architectural Keynote in Chicago In app
  69. 69. The Sterling Scholars Arrive In app
  70. 70. Autumn Shadows in Belltown In app
  71. 71. Moving into the Penthouse In app
  72. 72. Victoria Cross’s Sentencing In app
  73. 73. The Glulam Ribs of the Pavilion In app
  74. 74. Thanksgiving on Queen Anne In app
  75. 75. Winter Solstice on the Pier In app
  76. 76. The Submerged Observation Tunnel In app
  77. 77. Harrison Ross Sentenced In app
  78. 78. The Intertidal Living Reef In app
  79. 79. The Pritzker Nomination In app
  80. 80. Cherry Blossoms and New Horizons In app
  81. 81. Designing the Wedding Pavilion In app
  82. 82. The Pritzker Prize Award Ceremony in Paris In app
  83. 83. Phase Two Final Inspection In app
  84. 84. Tyler’s Letter from Prison In app
  85. 85. The Eve of the Ribbon Cutting In app
  86. 86. The Truth and Its Triumph In app
  87. 87. The Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting In app
  88. 88. The Public's Love In app
  89. 89. Restructuring the Firm In app
  90. 90. The Wedding Dress Fitting In app
  91. 91. The Bachelorette and Bachelor Gatherings In app
  92. 92. The Morning of the Vows In app
  93. 93. Walking Down Pier 58 In app
  94. 94. Vows Beneath the Yellow Cedar In app
  95. 95. The Waterfront Reception In app
  96. 96. Midnight on the Prow In app
  97. 97. The Honeymoon in the San Juan Islands In app
  98. 98. Returning as Master Architects In app
  99. 99. The Next Generation of Blueprints In app
  100. 100. Milestones on Bedrock In app
  101. 101. The Legacy of Pier 58 In app
  102. 102. The Foundation on Bainbridge Island In app
  103. 103. The New Life Announced In app
  104. 104. Moving to Bainbridge Bluff In app
  105. 105. On Equal Terms Forever In app

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