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Mary's POV

Coming out of the bathroom with a soft smile on his face, I was instantly weakened by his handsomeness.

He was just putting on a boxer shorts, which gave his tantalizing body away.

Seeing his broad shoulders and powerful thighs, my heartbeat spiraled out of control.

Jerry was nothing compared to this man. I became so engrossed that I couldn't stop the memories of last night from invading my mind again.

The way we hugged and kissed passionately, his body inside me, the way I was consumed by his broad shoulders and arms.

Feeling hot all over, I quickly shook my head to deter myself from thinking about it.

After I had composed myself, I realized I was the only one feeling restless, this man was so calm and undisturbed.

When I caught his gaze, it seemed as if he was staring at me as if I were just an object, a toy to be played with. His fine eyebrows were disheveled as he stared at me with disdain.

'What did I do wrong that made him stare at me like this?'

Without wasting time, he moved to the bedside and picked up his wallet that was filled to the brim with money.

I wanted to look away but I couldn't as my eyes had already widened.

'Is that what he is thinking, that I am a prostitute?'

Knowing what would happen if he handed the money to me, I would lose all my dignity and respect, so I quickly decided to act fast.

"Hey! With all this body, is that all that you could do? You need to work more on yourself. If you had impressed me, I would have given you a huge amount of money," I said, shaking my head, before he could bring a note out of his wallet.

With a calm attitude, I looked up straight into his eyes.

As I saw the confusion that was clearly written on his face, I felt happier and more confident.

I had successfully belittled him before he could do that to me.

"I have never seen a man so weak like this? Are these muscles fake?" I moved closer to him and felt the muscles in his shoulder and chest. "You really need to work harder!"

I turned back to the door and hurried out of the room. Hearing his strong footsteps as he was coming towards the door when I got into the hallway, I bent down, picked up my shoes, and ran with my bare feet.

I neither looked back nor stopped running.

I had just stirred up the hornet's nest, I must not wait to see the bees' anger. He was deeply pained by my words, I could see it clearly on his face.

After I had gotten out of the hotel and realized that he was no longer following me. I heaved a sigh of relief and slowed down.

As I walked briskly along the street, I seized the moment to calm my nerves down. In a few hours, I would be back in New York City and forget everything that happened in this town.

A laugh escaped my mouth as the feeling of excitement consumed my mind.

I hadn't done anything wrong and I felt great that I visited this town, I was also happy that I was mistakenly booked into this sweet stranger's room

I played strip poker, got drunk, and had a one-night stand with an angel.

'What could I have done that would be better than this after the betrayal?'

About Jerry and Donna, I had finally gotten over them.

The part that excited me the most was that I didn't allow the handsome man to humiliate me. I belittled him instead and I had nothing to worry about as we were certainly never going to meet again.

After I had gotten back to my apartment, I ate, relaxed, and slept off for a couple of hours.

I slept so peacefully until my cellphone rang. It was my colleague, Sarah Barnes.

"Hi, lover girl! Are you not supposed to be here now?" she asked before I could say anything.

In confusion, I quickly took the phone from my ear and checked the time. Seeing that I was already two minutes late for my shift, I jumped off the bed.

"Oh my goodness! I'll be on my way right now. Just tell the manager that my father is hospitalized." I quickly prepared

"Have you forgotten? You already told him that your father died!" She reminded me and I felt awful for a while.

"I will be there in a few minutes." I rushed out of the house.

A few minutes later, I was in the restaurant and I had changed into my waitress uniform. As I was walking to the kitchen, Sarah came to me.

“You look different today, Mary. You really enjoyed your 'honeymoon'.”

"Happier, I guess?" I asked, smiling brightly.

“I wish I could just have a boyfriend like Jerry Peters..." She hadn't finished saying that before I interrupted her.

Though Sarah and I were colleagues, we were still close friends.

"...Don't wish yourself bad! Jerry cheated on me with my best friend!" I relayed to her, without feeling bad.

"Stop saying nonsense, you don't look like someone who got cheated on." She slapped my hand.

"It's true. I'm just happy because I had a crazy night. You won’t believe I had a one-night stand with a sexy stranger,” I said and chuckled happily.

“That's dope, babe.” She raised her hand for a high five, and I caught it. "Did Jerry know? Have you sent him pictures? He is a sexy man, right?"

"He doesn't need to know!" I didn't care about him anymore; he was nothing but um.

“Have you heard the rumors about the new boss?" She suddenly changed the subject.

"New boss?" I asked in surprise.

"Oh, you came late. There's a new CEO and they say he's sexy as hell!" Sarah's face was so excited as she was speaking.

"CEO?" I couldn't understand any of her words.

“I heard he is the heir to Williams Group. He is a young billionaire and still unmarried. That makes most of the ladies eager to meet him. Everyone keeps talking about how handsome he is.“

I rolled my eyes with sarcasm. I just wish the new boss were not a rude and pompous heir.

My life was hard enough, working for an inconsiderate person shouldn't add to my problems.

“The new boss wants to meet everyone at the outer yard now!” the manager suddenly announced on the PA and everyone trooped towards the outer yard with eagerness clearly written on some of the ladies' faces.

As Sarah had already left me to rush along with the crowd, I started walking slowly to the outer yard. The center of the yard was already crowded so I just sat in a corner

Sitting alone, my mind trailed back to last night and I started wondering if any man could be as handsome as he was. It wasn't possible, not even the new boss.

For a moment, I wished some of these eager girls could see him and know what real handsomeness was.

I laughed quietly when I remembered the angry expression on his face when I belittled him, telling him he was weak.

I covered my mouth with my hand so that I could laugh properly.

'Is that even necessary?'

However, it wasn't my fault. He stared at me with disgust and he wanted to pay me off just like some prostitutes.

I would become sadder if I had allowed that to happen.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by a round of applause and I looked at the raised platform to see the so-called new boss.

Dressed in a black shiny suit, his profile looked so familiar, but I didn't want to believe my mind.

As I took in his face, my jaw dropped and my breath shuddered.

'What is he doing here?'

'Is he really here or has something gone wrong with my eyes?'

I quickly rubbed my eyes with my hand, I shut and opened them again but nothing happened, nothing changed, it was still him.

The same handsome man that I just had a one-night stand with!

The man that I belittled and even squeezed his muscles while calling him weak.

Suddenly, he looked to my side and his eyes settled on me.

'How am I going to escape him this time?'