She Offered A Kiss As A Joke—And Underestimated The Man Who Could Save Her

toward me. The engineers looked at me like I was a bug they had forgotten to squash.

“Excuse me?” Veronica asked, her eyes narrowing. She looked at my name tag, then at my dirty sneakers. “Did the janitor just offer a technical opinion?”

A few engineers snickered. My face burned hot. I gripped the mop handle so tight my knuckles turned white.

“I… I just continue reading …