All Chapters of My Boss is My Daughter's Father : Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

Natalie’s PovAnother day to ignore Lucas like my life depended on it. I didn’t look towards his office once, I didn’t make eye contact with him when he walked past me, I didn’t prolong our conversations over the phone. I kept it very simple. And it was going well. Until…“Did I do something wrong?” I turned around to find Lucas standing behind me with both hands in his pockets. “Uhm.” He stared, waiting for an answer.“Mr King,” I said. “Natalie.” I cleared my throat and took a small step backward. “What do you mean?” “Maybe it’s in my head, but it feels like you’ve been ignoring me.”“Pfft. What? Me? Ignoring you? Why would I do that, you’re my boss.”“Okay, but you’ve been avoiding me.”“I haven’t.” “You sent Emily to deliver a file you could’ve easily walked ten steps to my office to deliver.” “My legs were tired,” I said, looking down.“I see.” He tilted his head to make contact with my eyes. “Are your eyes tired too? You’ve barely looked at me.” “Mr. King, I-”“You

Lucas’ PovI had no business thinking about it as much as I was.Out of every conversation Natalie and I had shared over the past few weeks, out of every awkward silence, every almost-confession, every question that had gone unanswered, the only thing my mind insisted on replaying was five simple words.Your hair looks pretty today.I should have kept that to myself.It wasn’t professional, it wasn’t appropriate, and judging by the way I’d practically walked out of the conversation afterwards, it certainly wasn’t planned.Yet somehow, I couldn’t regret saying it.What bothered me wasn’t that the words had slipped out. It was the look on her face afterwards, the brief moment where neither of us seemed to know what to do next. She hadn’t looked uncomfortable, she hadn’t looked offended, and she certainly hadn’t laughed it off. She’d simply stared at me, completely caught off guard, like she was trying to figure out whether she’d imagined hearing it.The frustrating part was that I’d bee