I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Meredith was quite worried about Selene Cove. Unexpectedly, as soon as she and Terrence Sterling arrived home, they saw that Selene Cove had already returned. Selene Cove, always cold and distant like a moving iceberg, opened her palm to reveal a box: “A gift for Rowan’s hundred-day celebration.” Inside the box was a crescent-shaped jade piece, pure white and evidently very valuable.

The fee Terrence Sterling paid for Selene Cove’s bodyguard services wasn’t even one percent of the jade’s worth. Wasn’t Selene Cove working for them essentially at a loss? “Selene Cove, this is too precious…” Meredith didn’t even finish her sentence before Selene Cove handed the jade to the now-awake Rowan, who reached out and took it.

Meredith was speechless. Her daughter seemed to like it very much. Selene Cove said, “It’s not worth much, just a small token. I’m sorry I missed the hundred-day celebration. I won’t disturb you any longer; I’ll be going now.” Today, Selene Cove said she was going back, not staying here. This indicated that she had a place in the capital.

Meredith instinctively nodded, “Alright, you should get some rest too.” As Selene Cove passed by them, Terrence Sterling caught a whiff of blood. He glanced at Selene Cove; she must have been injured. Since Selene Cove didn’t mention where she had been these past days, they didn’t pry into her privacy.

After she left, Meredith said, “Selene Cove is so generous; I feel embarrassed. How much do you pay her monthly? She gave Rowan such an expensive piece of jade.” The jade wasn’t too big or small and felt cool to the touch. It matched Rowan’s name perfectly, clearly a well-thought-out gift from Selene Cove.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

Terrence Sterling replied, “Two hundred thousand dollars a month.” However, this piece of jade… Terrence Sterling took it from his daughter’s hand and examined it closely. His pupils contracted; this was an ancient artifact with an immeasurable value. How did Selene Cove come by such a treasure? And why did she casually give it to Rowan?

After leaving the Sterling family home, Selene Cove returned to her place in the capital and immediately noticed signs of someone having entered. She scanned her surroundings warily and called out coldly, “Come out.”

A man in his twenties with yellow hair emerged from the guest room, smiling with a jade pendant hanging around his neck. This man was Damien Meadows, a friend of Selene Cove. “Selene, just got back?” Damien Meadows grinned cheekily. “I heard you took on a big job and robbed a prince’s tomb with lots of good stuff inside. Let me see.”

Though Damien Meadows smiled, his eyes remained cold; he was clearly after the treasures. The jade piece Selene Cove gave to Rowan was something she had taken from that tomb because it seemed fitting for Rowan.

“The items have been handed over to the client. If you want to know what’s in the tomb, go see for yourself,” Selene Cove said icily. “Leave now; I need to rest.”

Damien Meadows lacked the skills to open the prince’s tomb himself; otherwise, he wouldn’t have let this job fall to Selene Cove. They were both disciples under the same master but also competitors.

Damien Meadows caught the scent of blood and smirked playfully, “Selene, you’re hurt?” He stepped forward to check her injury but was stopped by her piercing gaze: “Leave on your own or I’ll make you.”

Damien Meadows dared not advance further and left angrily after throwing down some harsh words: “Selene, I heard you want to leave Celestial Alliance and made a bet with our master. You’re naive if you think you can escape Celestial Alliance.”

Selene Cove’s eyes flashed with murderous intent: “Get out.” This time Damien Meadows didn’t dare say more. Knowing her temperament well after years of acquaintance, he understood that she was a cold-blooded killer who would make anyone who crossed her pay dearly.

“Selene,” he said as he left with a dark expression, “we’ll always be part of Celestial Alliance; don’t dream of living an ordinary life.”

After he left, only then did Selene Cove relax her guard and sit on the sofa. She touched her chest where there was an injury sustained in the prince’s tomb.

The next day.

Meredith woke up from sleep to find Terrence Sterling not in bed. She looked at the time; it was past nine o’clock. It was the weekend; Terrence Sterling wouldn’t be going to work. Why did he get up so early? The winter sky in the capital remained gloomy even at nine.

As Meredith washed up and went downstairs, she heard Harvey Fieldmouse’s voice: “Boss, you have to save me! Let me hide here for a few days; it’s too scary! What if they really want to kill me? They’re in the dark while I’m in the open.”

Terrence Sterling replied, “Who told you to stir up trouble?”

“The most poisonous thing is a woman’s heart! I just wanted to give every girl a home; how could I know they couldn’t handle it?” Harvey Fieldmouse clung to Terrence Sterling desperately. “You have to help me out or find me a strong bodyguard. By the way boss, where’s that moving iceberg?”

The moving iceberg referred to Selene Cove.