A One Night Stand With My Boss (Camilla) novel Chapter 243

At three in the morning, Connor’s computer pinged with a notification for a new email.

Rubbing his temples from fatigue, he clicked to open the message. His brow furrowed immediately upon seeing the contents.

It was a work document from Camila, detailed and professional, but there she was working at this hour!

He quickly replied to the email, simply writing, [Sleep.]

After sending the email, Connor sighed deeply. Had he assigned her too much work?

Camila was twisting her neck, when she was startled by Connor’s email.

He hadn’t gone to bed yet?

Connor rummaged through a pile of papers to find his phone and texted Camila.

Camila closed her laptop, and suddenly her phone buzzed twice. She opened it to find a message from Connor. [Don’t rush the work. Get some sleep. Good night.]

He seemed to often stay up late himself.

Camila responded. [Thanks for your concern, Mr. Connor. Good night.] She paused, then deleted the words “good night” before sending.

Just as she sent the message, Claire’s call came through.

A call in the dead of night startled Camila, who immediately answered. “Mom, is everything alright?”

“Cami, haven’t you slept yet?” Claire’s tired voice came through the phone.

“No, not yet. What’s happened?” Camila asked anxiously.

Claire took a deep breath before speaking slowly, “I just got a call from the police station... they said Riley and the others got into a fight and are detained now.”

Camila frowned, irritated. “They really can stir up trouble. All of them together are centuries old and still brawling.”

“I know. I’m fed up with them too,” sighed Claire helplessly. “They said they were packing to leave in the middle of the night and got caught by a neighbor. Many neighbors were talked into investing in Capital Solutions by Riley, and their money’s gone. When they confronted him, it turned into a fight, and now they’re all at the station.”

“What a mess,” sighed Camila. “So what now?”

“Riley and his wife are detained for ten days because of the brawl, but Grandma was let go. She bought a train ticket back to her hometown, probably will leave by dawn,” Claire explained.

Camila was silent for a few seconds. “Mom, don’t be too soft-hearted anymore. Just stay out of their business from now on. It doesn’t concern us anymore.”

“I understand. Don’t worry,” Claire said firmly.

“What about Drew?” Camila asked, worried.

“I don’t know. He wasn’t with them,” replied Claire.

Camila sighed, “Drew is a good kid by nature. It’s just bad luck he’s got such parents. Luckily, he wasn’t involved. He’s still on bail, so it would have been troublesome if he ended up at the station too.”

“Cough... yes, I believe Drew will grow more sensible after these incidents,” Claire coughed and said.

Camila noticed something was off with her mother. “Mom, why are you coughing?”

“Just a little under the weather these past few days,” Claire replied.

“Get some sleep early, and if you still feel unwell tomorrow, go see a doctor. Don’t just endure it,” Camila advised worriedly.

Claire agreed and turned to head to her bedroom, feeling indeed quite fatigued lately.