Chapter 135

Ring, ring, ring-

Camila fumbled for her phone to turn off the alarm, stretched lazily with her eyes closed, and then suddenly snapped them open.

She wasn’t at home but in Connor’s rest lounge!

She scrambled out of be

trying to quickly make it look presentable again, and tiptoed to pull open the guest room door.

The light in Connor’s office was slightly brighter, casting a gentle glow across the couch. Connor was sleeping quietly, one hand resting gently on his forehead, the other hanging limply off the edge of the couch.

Camila slipped off her heels and walked barefoot across the room, squatting beside the couch, her hands cupping her face as she quietly gazed at him.

The morning sun streamed through the floor–to–ceiling windows, highlighting his strong nose and casting a handsome silhouette. His body carried a faint scent of cigars, his chest rising and falling gently.

Camila mused, “No wonder I can’t control my heart with you looking so handsome.”

his eyes slowly opened, meeting

Time seemed to freeze,

him to wake up so suddenly and blinked nervously. “Good morning, Mr. Connor,” she

was saying. Right then, he felt an urge to

parted slightly as she called his

throat and swallowed before slowly sitting

but having crouched too long, her feet had gone numb.

around her waist, pulling her steadily into his

exclaimed, instinctively looking up to

could feel his breath on her face, tickling her. This proximity

heart raced, her cheeks flushing red in an instant.

a strong impulse surge through him again. He wanted to

leap out of her chest. She felt the stiffness in her body, and Connor slowly loosened

he let go, Camila immediately stepped back to stand straight.

feet?” His deep voice echoed in the

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