me that morning, fighting back a yawn as the sme
ther day of serving grumpy customers wi
not regular!" her manager, Tara,
hurried toward the corner table. Her sneake
nded the corne
ll, solid wall of a man. Before she could react, h
ed, eyes wide as she
arp jawline. Dark, perfectly styled hair.
an K
antly. The cold, untouchable billionaire who owned the skyscraper across the street.
pilled coffee all over
ing," he said, voice l
d hot. "I-I'm so sorr
he said, stepping back like her touch was p
ed out of the café, leaving behind the strong scent
n her chest as sh
ea
her
n with a billionaire... a
ow... this was ju
his time, Amara didn't bother looking up. Her he
worker, Mia, whispered as she rushed
sh register. "I spilled coffee on a customer
amian Knight? As in, the billionaire? Th
odded m
"Well, if you're going to spill coffee on som
a glare. "You'r
st topic among the café staff. Everyone had
ust wanted
the universe
tocking the sugar packets, the café doo
ned-and
Knight
ilored navy blue jacket, crisp white shirt underneath, and sl
most... was that he w
ontact, he walked stra
acing a hundred-dollar bill on the
"S-Sure... co
ith shaky hands, she felt hi
ushed hers-just for a second-but it was eno
ps curling into the smallest hint of a s
the counter, heart racing
.. wa
squealing. "Oh. My. God. Did you see t
. Not a chance. Guys like him
small, foolish part
lionaire... was sta
ried to focus on work, but her mind ke
brushed hers when he took the coffee. That tiny smi
a place like this? He could afford the
Why today? An
herself. He probably already forgot her n
sighed in relief as she stepped out onto the sidewalk, pulling her hoodie over her head. T
for the bus, h
k the city goss
cked the link Mia sen
ed up on her screen
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caught in
at the café counter... with her in t
stomach
." she whispe
mbarrassed herself in front of him.
ulled up. Climbing in, she kept her head low, hoping
did she
had seen the
he had his f
ed through his phone
ifting from foot to foot. "Sir... about the art
is screen. There she was-the girl from the coffee shop-ca
laughable. "New
i
agged into pointless rumors. But for reasons h
n the photo, f
said finally, l
linked
tone made it clear there w
-
, across
studio apartment, staring at th
g with a mix of emb
What if Tara fired her for bringi
again. This time
up. "Do you know how many views this article already has? An
her face in her pillow.
t of something
n another text popped up. Th
art st
our front door in five
h twisted
was
d, there was a loud kno
eyes w
she walked toward the door,
here
an K
at her
ddle of t