I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Elsa felt quite pleased with herself. After finishing everything, she returned to her room. The next day, after freshening up, Selene put on her gown to prepare for the homecoming banquet. The moment she wore it, she knew there was a problem with the dress. She was certain it was Elsa's doing because the dress was perfectly fine when she tried it on the previous day.

"Selene, let's go to the hotel," Elsa urged. As long as Selene made any large movements at the banquet, the zipper would definitely break, causing an embarrassing situation in front of everyone.

"You and Mom and Dad go ahead. I'll wait for Harvey," Selene said without moving. She also told Mrs. Wilkinson, who had just walked in, "Mom, you all go to the hotel first. I'll wait for Harvey to pick me up."

Mrs. Wilkinson always agreed to Selene's requests. "Alright, there are many guests; your father and I should go greet them first. It's fine if you come later," Mrs. Wilkinson said with a smile. "Elsa, you come with us."

Mrs. Wilkinson was meticulous and worried that Elsa might feel uncomfortable if she saw Harvey later, which could make things unpleasant for everyone.

Though Elsa was unhappy inside, she still smiled cheerfully and said, "Alright, Selene, Mom and I will go to the hotel first. I'm looking forward to your stunning entrance."

The Wilkinsons took Elsa to the hotel first. John had some matters to attend to at work and would head to the hotel from there later.

After everyone left, Selene called Harvey, "Come to my house."

Harvey was on his way to the hotel when he received Selene's call. He naturally complied with whatever she said without asking why and turned his car around towards the Wilkinson residence.

Selene changed out of her gown and found a needle and thread to sew up the zipper area herself. She called Harvey over as an excuse to delay time; she didn't want to argue with Elsa or make a scene on such a day. No matter what tricks Elsa played, they couldn't harm her.

By the time Harvey arrived, Selene had already finished sewing her gown and came downstairs wearing it. When Harvey walked in, he saw Selene descending the spiral staircase in a white strapless gown, her hair tied back, her makeup exquisite, and wearing white leaf-shaped earrings that made her look elegant and stunning.

"Selene, you look amazing," Harvey stammered.

Selene walked up to him and said, "Let's go to the hotel."

"Where are your parents?" Harvey asked, puzzled not seeing anyone else around.

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"I asked them to go ahead," Selene replied. "The banquet starts at eleven; it's only ten now. We have time."

"The main characters should always arrive last; no rush," Harvey chuckled nervously. He wanted to hold Selene's hand but hesitated several times before finally retracting his hand each time.

Selene noticed his little gestures and smiled slightly before stopping in her tracks. "If you don't hold my hand now, we'll be getting into the car soon."

"Hold," Harvey said boldly as he took Selene's hand with satisfaction.

Selene's gown was long and inconvenient for getting into the car, so Harvey helped lift its hem.

Once inside the car, Harvey told the driver, "Drive to the hotel."

The homecoming banquet was held at Auroraville's largest five-star hotel. The Wilkinsons had booked a hall and invited many prominent figures from their circle. John had also invited some colleagues but couldn't invite too many due to certain regulations at work.

Selene's identity was special; although many people knew about John and Selene's relationship during her imprisonment, it wasn't openly discussed. Everything followed proper procedures for sentence reduction, so even if someone wanted to find fault with John, they couldn't.

Liam also attended today as a friend of John's for the homecoming banquet.

Liam asked John, "Mr. Wilkinson, didn't you invite Terrence?"

"I did," John replied. "My sister personally called him."

Selene had connections with Meredith and Terrence before; it made sense to invite them for such an important event.

As they were speaking, familiar figures appeared at the entrance of the banquet hall.

"They've arrived," Liam said.

At the entrance stood Terrence and Audrey together. In the past, Meredith and Terrence were always seen holding hands affectionately wherever they went. Now, Audrey lagged half a step behind Terrence; their relationship seemed superficially harmonious yet distant.