Oops! My Billionaire Boss Fell for Five Versions of Me! Chapter 07

Oops! My Billionaire Boss Fell for Five Versions of Me! Chapter 07

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I showed

fumes.

up to work with dark circles big enough to have their own zip code. I was running on

The receptionist sidled up to me, voice low. “Harper. Nathaniel’s in a great mood today. He even

brought some woman upstairs. Weren’t you gonna ask for a raise? This is your shot.”

I almost laughed.

Nathaniel never kept the same woman around twice. Everyone knew that. A raise? I’d settle for

making it through the day without getting fired again.

“Harper, my office!”

On my way in, I passed a woman I didn’t recognize. She winked at me on her way out. All legs, all

confidence.

Something about her nagged at me, but I couldn’t place her.

The second I stepped inside, Nathaniel’s eyes locked onto me. They were practically lit up.

He stared long enough to make my skin prickle.

I braced myself. “Mr. Ashford, there’s something I need to…”

He spoke at the same time. “I’ve been meaning to tell you… all of you, actually. I’m putting through

a raise.”

“A raise?”

The damage-control speech I’d been rehearsing died right there in my

When I looked up, the tips of his ears were bright red.

“I also wanted to ask… I mean…”

“Yeah?”

throat.

My pulse jumped. If this was about the perfume, I’d say it was a knockoff from a flea market. Sold

on every corner.

Worst case, I’d switch scents and double down on the disguises. I’d make it work.

“Would you… could you…” Nathaniel shot to his feet and sucked in a breath. “Would you be my date to the banquet tomorrow night?”

He blurted out, “It’s a work thing. There’s a stipend.”

He looked like he’d just sprinted another six laps.

I blinked at him. The way he’d been building up to it, I thought he was about to ask me to marry him.

“Of course, Mr. Ashford.” I reached to adjust my glasses, realizing a second too late I’d forgotten

them today. “That’s literally my job.”