A One Night Stand With My Boss (by Ela Osaretin)

Chapter 61

Alan slowly explained, "Yesterday, while we were in a meeting with the brokers, I received a call saying you went upstairs alone with Steven. Mr. Connor was so furious he almost smashed his phone. He left the brokers, ran through several red lights to get there, and fortunately, he made it in time."

Hearing this, a flicker of shock passed through Camila's eyes.

So there was no betrayal or deceit. Her thoughts had been so had even harbored anger and resentment towards Connor.

curdly wrong. It had all been a misunderstanding. Just yesterday, she

Her hands clenched tightly, she looked towards the man engrossed in his computer, her heart knocked on her head, chastising herself. How could she ever doubt his character?

filled with guilt and self-reproach. She

"Are you alright?" Alan couldn't understand why she had hit herself.

Steven."

Camila sighed softly, "I thought Mr. Connor had intentionally asked me to accompany Alan' mouth dropped open, and after blinking a few times, a burst of laughter broke the silence. "Why would you think tha is not that kind of person."

Yes, I misunderstood him," Camila murmured guiltily, picking at the desk.

Mr.

Connor

"It's good that the misunderstanding is cleared up. It even turned out to be a blessing in disguise, allowing us to reclaim the shares," Alan comforted.

Camila pursed her lips and nodded.

After much deliberation, she finally knocked on the door to Connor's office.

"What's up?" Connor asked, seeing her hesitant expression.

Camila clasped her hands tightly, her lips parting slightly.

"I'm sorry."

Connor paused, puzzled, "Why are you apologizing to me?"

Camila hesitated, then shared her misunderstanding about him.

Connor was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle. "So that was it."

Camila nodded, her head lowered. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have guessed wildly about you, doubting your character. You can punish me."

Connor stood up, walked over to her, and gently patted her shoulder, saying helplessly, "Don't get upset

the use of having a mouth? It's not just for decoration."

His gaze fell on her tightly closed lips, and he smiled, "Although they do look pretty."

over nothing next time. What's

Camila felt a bit shy and covered her mouth. After all, being complimented on her lips by a man felt like a very intimate and sensitive form of praise. Connor couldn't resist flicking her forehead gently. "Silly."

"Ouch!" Camila's hand quickly moved from her mouth to her forehead, frowning and pouting.

"That's your punishment. Don't make the same mistake again," Connor said, finding her expression amusing.

Okay Camila rubbed her forehead, responding softly.

Back at her desk, Camila felt enlightened and relieved as the misunderstanding was cleared. Her mood gradually improved.

Ping-

A new message notification.

She opened it to find a message from her mother, telling her that her uncle had transferred $700,000 to her.

Camila immediately called Drew, who answered quickly.

"You redeemed $2 million?"

Drew hesitated, "Camila, don't worry about it. I did my best. Apologize to Aunt Clare for me."

"Why do I feel like you're hiding something from me?"

Not at all.

"It better not be. Quit your job too. I always felt something was off with the Capital Solutions model." Alright, I know. Camila, I've got to go.

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Chapter 61

Camila gave a few more instructions before hanging up.

The only valuable thing left in the Mallory family was that old house, which they likely had redeemed their investment money from.