After marrying my boss (Anna) novel Chapter 48

When I woke up at night, Natalie had already come back. Her eyes widened in shock upon seeing me walk out of my room.

“Why are you back so early today? Don’t you have to work overtime?”

I stretched and yawned while answering her. “I took the day off today.”

“You took the day off? Holy sh*t. Is the sun rising from the west or something?”

Natalie gaped at me in utter disbelief.

I hummed in confirmation but remained otherwise silent. Noticing the gloomy look on my face, Natalie started eyeing me suspiciously.

“You didn’t come home last night. Where’d you go?”

My expression stiffened upon hearing Natalie’s question, and I replied somewhat guiltily, “I was working overtime.”

“Working overtime? Why are you lying? Who the hell works overtime for the entire night? Tell me the truth. Did you…” Natalie trailed off and raised her brows meaningfully.

Although she didn’t finish her sentence, her question was very obvious.

My face instantly flushed red when Natalie figured out what I had done the previous night. I began fidgeting on the spot, unable to meet Natalie’s eyes because of the guilt that I was feeling.

“What on earth are you thinking about? I really was working overtime. I’m hungry. Let’s eat now.”

The guilt in my voice couldn’t be mistaken. With that, I ignored Natalie and quickly went to set up the table.

Sometimes, Natalie was too smart for her own good. If Michael started looking for me too frequently, I wouldn’t be able to keep our relationship a secret from Natalie anymore. I couldn’t help but worry if she would look down on me if she found out about our deal.

Halfway through our meal, Natalie whipped her head up and looked me in the eye, asking me with a solemn expression, “Anna, why do I have the feeling you’ve been hiding something from me recently? Are you facing some kind of trouble?”

Guilt flickered in my eyes at her question.

“Why are you asking this all of a sudden?”

“You seem dispirited lately, and you’re working overtime every night. You’re acting weird, Anna. Besides, it doesn’t make sense that such a large company like Joyful Success would need their employees to work until so late at night.”

Natalie put down her cutlery and peered at me with a probing gaze.

Indeed, I had been working overtime for more than a week, and it was rare for any company to have its employees work overtime for so many days in a row. Hence, it was only normal that Natalie grew suspicious.

However, I didn’t want others to know that I was being taken advantage of by Conrad. Knowing Natalie’s temper, if she knew that I was being harassed and exploited by my superior, she would probably go to my office with a kitchen knife in hand.

“You’re overthinking things. Work has been busier than usual lately, so I’ve been working overtime to meet deadlines,” I said against my conscience, then quickly bowed my head to continue eating.

“Is that really what’s going on?”

Natalie continued scrutinizing me, as though she didn’t believe me.

“Of course. Alright, stop worrying about me. Anyways, I’m done eating, so I’m going back to my room now. I have to wake up early for work tomorrow.”

Millie’s desk was opposite mine. At that moment, she was craning her neck to look at me over the divider as she asked in a hushed tone.

“Why wouldn’t I?”

My brows furrowed in confusion as I asked back in a similarly soft voice.

“Don’t you know? Mr. Skeete was furious when you didn’t come in for work yesterday. He said you broke the company’s regulations because you were absent without applying for leave. He announced on the spot that he was going to fire you. That’s why everyone thought you weren’t coming here for work anymore.”

Millie looked at me with pity in her eyes, but I also detected a hint of helplessness in her voice.

Upon hearing what she said, anger surged within me. I obviously already called Conrad to apply for leave yesterday. How dare he accuse me of skipping work? He’s clearly telling lies about me just so he has an excuse to fire me.

I suppressed my rage and calmly explained to Millie, “I already called him yesterday morning.”

Although it was useless explaining to her alone, I still didn’t want to be misunderstood like that.

“Anna, I think Mr. Skeete is intentionally targeting you recently. I also heard the others saying that you tried to seduce Mr. Skeete, but failed and angered him instead. That’s why…”

Millie left the rest of her words unsaid, but I understood her meaning perfectly well.

A sneer formed on my lips. These people sure have a knack for jumping to conclusions. Did they personally see me seducing Conrad? I mean, I feel sick just by looking at that old and ugly man. Why would I seduce him? How absurd!

“Millie, do you believe what they said? Do you believe that I tried to seduce Mr. Skeete?” I asked Millie with a grave expression.