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.

felt a wave of relief. She just had to insist they had

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words. Surely Connor was not superstitious, right? Could he be worried she might

Future Inc. branch,

said, “Future Inc.’s performance has multiplied

her response, Connor looked down and chuckled. “Alright, I’ve got it. You can go

day at work, Connor didn’t ask Camila to work overtime. By the time she got home, it was already past

in a state of nervous exhaustion. Stripping off her work clothes, she stood under the shower, washing off the day’s fatigue with her eyes closed. Suddenly, the image of Connor from that night flashed in her mind, and she

day meant she could never escape the memory of that night. The double salary didn’t feel worth it at all. She just wanted to return to the branch office and be a mere