Before He Was My Boss. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 3

Aurelie Tess Blackwood. I was indeed nervous.My hands wouldn't stop moving. They clutched at the strap of my bag, fingers curling and uncurling against the leather in a mindless rhythm of uncertainty.Then they flew to my hair, tucking the same strand behind my ear as I did six times before.I pressed my palms against my skirt to smoothen out rumples that weren't there, then immediately second-guessed my entire outfit.I swallowed hard, once, twice, again, trying to force down the anxious lump forming in my throat.The weight of the memory from two nights ago hit me all at once. That stranger, the way he held me like I actually mattered, only to walk away like I was nothing.The humiliation of it all burned hot in my cheeks now. But, I shook my head sharply, trying to derail my thought from that path. “Not now. Not here.” I murmured to myself.Because if I thought about that one stranger even for a second longer, I’d lose myself in the hurt again and forget the sole reason why I wa