Chapter 9

Camila completely forgot to breathe, her face freezing in place as a piercing ringing echoed in her ears. She watched the moving lips of people around her, understanding nothing as if she were deaf.

Connor, with his long strides, was getting closer. In her sight, his tall figure gradually narrowed down to just his chest and above. She clearly saw his dark eyes flicker slightly, his lips tightly closed, his face devoid of any emotion.

He passed by her like a breeze.

Alan followed Connor into the CEO’s office, followed by the sound of the door closing softly.

Camila suddenly gasped for air breathing heavily as if to refill the oxygen she had missed. She collapsed weakly into a chair, her heart pounding violently.

It really was him! Why was she so unlucky?

Was the world really this small? Her one night stand was with her own boss!

She turned her head to glance at the closed door. Had Connor recognized her just now?

the CEO’s

Connor’s brow

realizing Connor was referring to Camila, and reported, “This is your new personal assistant, named Camila. She used to be the branch

fingers along the rim of his coffee mug, looking up at Alan.

Yes,

was aware that you had dismissed another personal assistant and was quite displeased. He called me over the weekend demanding a replacement within three days. HR couldn’t recruit in time. I’ve always heard that Mr. Cash’s assistant

by beauty, but he added that last

front of him, his fingers tapping lightly. “Send me

“Yes.”

smartphone and sent the digital resume to

the floor–to–ceiling windows and lit a cigarette, gazing out at the

Camila twice without a response and then tapped on her desk.

snapped back. “Sorry.”

not a morning person, so if you visit his house in the morning and

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