Chapter 285

“Is something coming up? Do I need to travel?” I asked Ron.

He nodded. “Yeah, you’ll be gone for a couple of days.”

Great. No new projects had been mentioned, so this was a last-minute surprise.

“Where? What’s the job?” I pressed.

“Uh… we’ll figure that out later,” he replied mysteriously, offering no helpful information.

He clearly wasn’t sharing, so I nodded and returned to work. If this was from management, I’d better prepare.

I didn’t get a break until around 10:30. Grabbing my cup, I headed for the break room. As I approached, I overheard two girls gossiping over tea.

“Mr. Hart is getting hotter. Those cargo pants make his legs look miles long.”

“Seriously? You’re obsessed with Mr. Hart. Weren’t you crushing on Mr. Shane last week?”

“Mr. Shane was decent, but now that Mr. Hart’s here…” She sighed dramatically. “Mr. Shane looks like a total knock-off.”

I stifled a laugh. These girls were uninhibited.

“From now on, Mr. Hart is my one and only!” she declared just as I entered.

They smiled. “Ms. Kay, tea or coffee?”

“I’ve got it, thanks,” I replied, holding up my cup.

I made coffee and joined them. “So, you have a thing for our chief engineer, huh?”

“Yeah, Mr. Hart is so handsome, and I heard he used to be in the military,” one girl said, comfortable chatting with me.

“He definitely has the physique for it,” I smirked, sipping my coffee.

They practically glowed. “Ms. Kay, since you’re both execs, can you find out if he has a girlfriend?”

I bit my lip to suppress laughter.

“Sure, I’ll see what I can do,” I said, playing along.

“Thank you!” she beamed.

I took another sip, then, feeling mischievous, said, “I’m not sure about a girlfriend, but I think he might be living with a woman.”

“What?” Her face fell.

Satisfied with the mini-drama, I started to leave, but she wouldn’t let me go so easily.

“Wait! How do you know? Did you see them together? Or did he tell you?”

Seeing her determination, I decided on a bigger bombshell. “I… saw it.”

Her face completely dropped, but she persisted. “Have you seen his girlfriend? What does she look like? Is she super pretty?”

Hayden certainly had a fan club. But he’s mine, and I needed to put a stop to this.

I smiled faintly. “I haven’t seen her.”

Confused, she looked at me. I pointed to my neck. “But this morning, I saw something on him.”

She froze, mouth agape. I grinned and left.

As I reached the door, I heard her gasp, “A hickey?”

I smirked and strolled out, heading straight for Hayden’s office. I knocked lightly.

“Come in!”

Hayden’s voice called out. He was typing at his computer.

He looked up. “Ms. Kay, have a seat.”

Playing the part, huh? I liked it.

But I wouldn’t play along. Instead of sitting, I walked around his desk and stood behind him. Hayden hesitated, looking up, clearly wondering what I was doing.

I focused on his Adam’s apple, leaned in, and gently bit down before giving it a teasing little suck.