Chapter 13

David heard the door close and glanced towards the bedroom, catching sight of Camila leaning against the door frame. “Camila, how come you’re out so soon?”

“Mr. Connor’s up.”

David looked puzzled. Normally, waking Mr. Connor was no easy task. Even Pay had trouble getting him out of bed. It seemed the new secretary had a way with him, and David’s fondness for Camila deepened.

A moment later, Connor, dressed neatly, came to sit at the dining table.

David unpacked the breakfast he brought, still steaming hot and fragrant, drawing a swallow from Camila,

“Have you had breakfast?” Connor asked, looking up at her, his tone even.

Camila hadn’t even had dinner the night before, let alone breakfast, because she was too tired when she got home.

“Yeah” Camila replied with an unchanging smile.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from her stomach. Her ears turned red in an instant, and she wished she could vanish into thin air from embarassment.

two seconds, then calmly

like, and 111 bring it tomorrow” David said, though his

With that settled, Camila sat down and started

eggs and bacon to

“Thank you”

chives on the scrambled eggs, internally conflicted. She didn’t eat

might just throw up on

she pick them out? But she had just claimed she wasn’t

chives. Social death was more

first, smiling, “I won’t

eat cilantro or green garlic, Camila smiled awkwardly.

“Alright, I’ll

continued with his

to

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