I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

“Got it!” Harvey replied instinctively, closing the door politely. His reaction hinted at a potential fear of his wife.

Standing at the door, Harvey realized he had no reason to hide; this was his house. “Never mind, a real man doesn’t argue with women,” he muttered, hands on his hips, looking both silly and endearing as he justified his earlier fear.

Seeing Mrs. Fieldmouse return, Harvey let out a couple of nervous coughs. Mrs. Fieldmouse noticed his suspicious behavior and approached him. “Stinky, what are you doing sneaking around in your own house? This is Selene’s room; what are you up to?”

Mrs. Fieldmouse, realizing something, smacked Harvey. “Stinky, how could you do such a thing!”

She thought Harvey was spying on Selene changing clothes, which is illegal!

Harvey was bewildered. “Mom, what did I do? Stop hitting me, it hurts.”

Their commotion alerted Selene inside the room. She dressed quickly and opened the door.

The mother and son stood there awkwardly as if they had done something wrong.

Selene broke the silence. “Auntie, did you need something?”

Mrs. Fieldmouse felt embarrassed but couldn’t expose her son’s supposed peeping. She forced a smile. “Sel, are you hungry? What would you like to eat? I’ll have the kitchen prepare it.”

The name “Sel” made Selene pause; she hadn’t heard it in years. The last person to call her that was her good friend Hya.

When she was fifteen, she went on a mission with Hya for the first time. Hya died; she survived.

A sudden sadness appeared in Selene’s eyes, surprising both Harvey and Mrs. Fieldmouse.

They exchanged glances.

Harvey proudly said, “Touched, aren’t you? My mom has a good heart. You’re lucky to be here; no one will dare harm you.”

“Thank you,” Selene said suddenly.

After so many years, aside from Meredith’s kindness, she felt warmth again at this moment.

Mrs. Fieldmouse smiled. “No need to thank me. You’re Stinky’s friend. It’s tough for a girl out there alone. If you like it here, stay as long as you want. I’ll even take you as my goddaughter.”

Harvey’s eyes widened at the thought of suddenly having a sister.

Selene was also taken aback; she hadn’t considered becoming anyone’s goddaughter.

Thinking about her situation, Selene shook her head. “No need.”

Her refusal was straightforward; her special status meant she didn’t want to involve the Fieldmouse family.

But Mrs. Fieldmouse felt hurt by her words.

Forcing a smile, Mrs. Fieldmouse said, “It’s okay. You two talk; I’ll check on the kitchen.” Embarrassed, she found an excuse to leave.

Selene wanted to explain but swallowed her words; she wasn’t one to explain herself.

Harvey stared at Selene. “Someone as cold as you wants to be my god-sister? I wouldn’t even want that! My mom was just saying that casually; don’t take it seriously.”

He said this to save face for his mother.

“I didn’t take it seriously,” Selene replied expressionlessly. “I’m leaving now.”

She had received orders from the Celestial Alliance and had no choice but to leave.

She had asked friends in the Celestial Alliance to investigate but found no record of anyone hiring an assassin for Terrence.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

This puzzled Selene greatly.

Her missions always came directly from her master, and just an hour ago, she received a message from him shortening her time frame to one month.

Who wanted Terrence dead?

Without another word, Selene headed downstairs to leave immediately.

Harvey was stunned, thinking he had angered Selene with his words.

But Harvey had his pride too and didn’t try to stop her initially. When she reached the downstairs hall and seemed serious about leaving, he chased after her. “You’re injured; where can you go? Back to Meredith’s?”

“That’s my business; you don’t need to worry.” Selene walked out the door.