"Shouldn't you have been prepared to accept that much?"

Thanks to this damn, tiresome boss, it was overtime again today. I shuffled over on weak legs to get coffee. While waiting for the coffee, completely exhausted, someone lightly tapped my shoulder from behind. Startled by the presence, I jumped and accidentally knocked the cup the coffee was pouring into. The spilled coffee hit my hand, leaving it red and swollen.

"Ah, are you alright?"

'I'm in agony, but why is he asking if I'm okay so brusquely? Huh?' When I checked his face, it was the bastard boss who had thrown me into this hellish cycle of overtime. The moment I saw him, fury welled up inside me, but I barely managed to hold it back. Taking a deep breath, I desperately tried to ignore him and head back to my desk. But as I walked, the Boss followed right behind me.

"Why are you following me?"

But the moment I asked, the company's front door started beeping. Thinking someone had arrived, I immediately grabbed the Boss by the collar and shoved him into the closet.

The closet was so narrow that it was cramped even with two people, and our bodies were practically pressed together. Seeing this, my face flushed even redder. He quietly snorted in disbelief and whispered to me.

"Why are we hiding? Are you afraid rumors will start that we're dating just because we're together?"

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