A One Night Stand With My Boss

Chapter 10

He stood there like a towering mountain, exuding an aura of invincibility.

Camila stood a few meters away from him. Her lips pressed tightly together, her heart pounding like it might leap out of her body. She steadied her breathing before speaking naturally, “Mr. Connor, did you want to see me?”

Connor tumed around, walked to his desk, extinguished his cigarette, and sat down in the executive chair, fixing his gaze on her with slightly narrowed eyes. “We’ve met before,” he said c o o l l y.

Camila, trying to suppress the panic rising inside her, forced a smile and feigned confusion. “Oh? I don’t think so. We move in different circles. It’s unlikely we would meet. I have a pretty common face, Mr. Connor You might have mistaken me for someone else”

She spoke confidently, her face betraying no sign of blush or heartbeat. She couldn’t admit it, no matter what.

The comers of Connor’s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly. How could he possibly mistake the woman he had spent a night with?

It was fine if she didn’t acknowledge it. He didn’t want to get overly involved, either.

“Perhaps I was mistaken,” he said, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.

relief. She just had to insist

resume. Aside from

fou more than three months. Why

laughed awkwardly. “The first two companies went bankrupt, and the last one had a boss who was

noticed Connor’s brows furrow slightly as if doubting her words, so she quickly added, “It’s true. You

a bit of a jinx for

was lost for words. Surely Connor was not superstitious,

had applied to the Future Inc. branch, hoping to

Inc.’s

chuckled. “Alright, I’ve got it.

at work, Connor didn’t ask Camila to work overtime.

Stripping off her work clothes, she stood under the shower, washing off the day’s fatigue with her eyes closed. Suddenly, the image of

could never escape the memory of that night. The double salary didn’t feel worth