Was Ordered to Take My Boss Home. At Her Family’s Doorstep—She Introduced Me as Her Boyfriend

Chapter 7

Within weeks, everyone at Sterling Industries knew.
Victoria Sterling had a boyfriend.
Her driver-turned-assistant.
The rumors were brutal.
Some employees called me ambitious.
Others said I was using her.
One afternoon, Victoria found me sitting alone in the break room.
“You’ve been avoiding people.”
“I’ve been working.”
“Daniel.”
I looked at her.
“I’m fine.”
She sat across from me.
“You don’t have to listen to them.”
“I’m not.”
She reached across the table.
Then stopped.
For a second, neither of us moved.
She withdrew her hand.
“I’m sorry.”
“Why?”
“I forgot this started as an arrangement.”
I looked at her.
“What if it doesn’t have to stay one?”
She stared at me.
“What are you saying?”
“I’m saying…”
I paused.
“I don’t think I’m pretending anymore.”
Victoria’s eyes softened.
Neither of us spoke.
Then her phone rang.
She answered.
Her father’s voice came through.
“Victoria. Come home.”
Her expression changed.
“Why?”
“Because we need to talk about Daniel.”