A One Night Stand With My Boss

"Could it have fallen somewhere? I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't check properly."

"Okay, thank you." Camila hung up the phone, staring blankly ahead.

She slowly stood up and walked out of the security room.

Camila returned to the dressing room and found the cleaning lady's information.

"If you happen to find my necklace while cleaning, could you please give me a call?"

The lady agreed cheerfully.

Camila sat quietly in the makeup chair, feeling a void in her heart.

She touched her bare neck.

With the loss of the necklace, it was time to end this unrequited love and let go of these hopeless feelings.

She sighed deeply, then gathered herself and changed back into her business attire.

Despite the turmoil inside, she maintained a calm facade.

She exited the dressing room and headed toward her workspace.

still underway, and everything

focused intently on every detail, ensuring

breathed a sigh of relief only when the store closed for the

thank you for today," a colleague from the planning department said

heard Mr. Connor left right after the ribbon-cutting," her colleague

nodded slightly, saying

heart felt clogged. She was struggling to

the event over, Camila's work was

her things, preparing

***

as he stared out into the night. Moonlight streamed through the window, casting a

trembled slightly, holding

smoke drifted from his mouth, slowly dispersing in the

ashtray before him was filled with

if he were caught in

thoughts couldn't stray from Camila, and he couldn't

occasionally flicked to

heart was filled with loss. His

Camila had a boyfriend.

care about the necklace he gave her and casually

self-deprecatingly, a bitter taste

could she