Bruno cursed and quickly grabbed his laptop, navigating to the company’s website.
His mind went back to Beauty; the more he tried to get her out of his head, the faster his heart throbbed and the more he thought of her.
He sighed heavily as his fingers danced over the keyboard, searching for Beauty’s profile.
After a few clicks, he found himself staring at her profile picture—her bright smile, chubby cheeks, and sparkling eyes captivating him once again. She looked a bit camera-shy, but above all, she looked incredible; her shy smile was so adorable.
Bruno couldn't stop staring at that picture for a while.
A little smile drew itself on his lips unknowingly; it took him a while before he snapped out of it and continued scrolling down.
His eyes carefully scanned the whole page until he found what he was looking for—her home address!
“Got it,” he said in satisfaction, quickly copying the address into the food delivery app.
He wanted to place the order but hesitated.
Why was he so determined to send this to her? Could it be? Could it be? Does he?
“No, no, no,” he chided himself, shaking his head.
“You’re just being a kind boss. Helping an insecure employee boost her confidence, that’s all. Right? Also, she must not know it was from me. I need to make it anonymous.”
He tapped on the order button and closed his eyes, letting out a hot exhale.
“Well, I did that… as a good boss.”
However, the voice in his head was saying entirely different things.
“Who are you kidding, Bruno? You can’t stop thinking about her. You want to make her happy, to see her smile. To touch her, to hold her in your arms, to kiss her, you even think of making out! You fool, you’ve admired her long before… Your heart is beating so fast!”
Bruno’s eyes snapped open as he rubbed his temples.
“Okay, the voice in my head is getting worse than I thought.”
He groaned, then gazed back at her profile picture.
“I wonder how long the confirmation is going to take.”
His mind wandered back to Beauty again.
“I wonder what she’ll think when she receives the surprise delivery.
Would she be touched by my thoughtful gesture?
Women love these things, right?”
He imagined her smile when she received the surprise delivery, her eyes lighting up with delight.
Well, thanks to last night, he could retrace her smiling face.
That was definitely the first time he’d seen her smile without being shy. Other times were very awkward smiles.
The order confirmation suddenly arrived, and Bruno’s heart skipped a beat.
“Phew! Finally,” he said to himself, but then another thought came to his mind.
Since his identity would be kept hidden, she might think he was some kind of creepy secret admirer, overstepping boundaries.
“Well, that’s messed up,” he said as he fell back on the bed in regret.
Beauty laughed at the disappointed face of her friend standing in front of her empty fridge.
“I’m so sorry, Jessie! I’ve been wanting to go grocery shopping, but I haven’t had a chance yet.”
Jessie pouted.
“Why didn’t you say so before I visited your empty fridge house! Girl! I’m starving! I was really looking forward to a chill day of reading and eating.”
She snapped in annoyance and walked back to the couch.
Beauty smiled sympathetically.
“I am sorry, Jessie, but it’s not fair. You didn’t visit for the food, but because you care about me, right?”
Jessie rolled her eyes.
“Girl, I would sell you for a chocolate bar,” she replied with a bored look on her face.
Beauty laughed.
“You are not that mean!” Beauty cried.
“Oh, I am.”
Beauty smiled.
“But we can always go out to eat instead. There are some great places nearby, you know.”
“You can go and get it by yourself. I want to complete this hot book I am reading,” Jessie replied, lying on the couch and scrolling on her phone.
“Huh?”
Beauty looked up from her computer and gazed at Jessie curiously.
Jessie had her face buried in her phone, blushing like a potato.
“What book is that?”
“Don’t Toy with Me, Sexiest Man of the Year… by Luchi Luchy. Now can I read this masterpiece in peace!”
“Well, what’s it about?”
“Sex…”
“Be serious.”
“Why do you think I’m so interested in it, duh?”
Beauty shook her head.
“You will never change, Jessie.”
“The male lead is a famous hot actor, but secretly a mafia leader, a psycho, a sex addict. His backstory is traumatizing and sad. Poor Antonio.
But the best part is… it’s nothing like the other dark romances I’ve read. It’s refreshing, you know, and the twist is top-notch—action and suspense. I wish he could toy with me too. You don’t know how many times I’ve gotten wet from this fictional seducer… Antonio Montero… I would like to touch myself…”
“Okay! You know what… I don’t want to hear about it anymore.”
Beauty interrupted, covering her ears.
Jessie smirked.
“I have downloaded the Moboreader app already on your phone, searched Luchi Luchy, and added it to your library. You’re welcome.”
“Hey! My phone!” Beauty snapped.
Just as she was about to grab her phone from Jessie, the doorbell rang.
Beauty looked at Jessie curiously.
“Hmm, I wonder who that could be…?”