A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1496 Asking In Secret

Harlan secretly glanced at Bonnie next to him. "Okay, I'll go back first," he said.

When she heard this, Bonnie couldn't help but frown. "Wait a minute. I have something to ask your assistant."

Since Darren never told her anything, she knew she had to go to his assistant for help.

Darren gave her a cold stare. "What do you want to ask him?"

Bonnie racked her brain as she tried to think of an excuse to tell him. She smiled and blinked innocently at him. "I'm unsure about what to use for brewing your coffee. Is it all right if I ask your assistant for some advice? Everything I need is probably in the kitchen, so we shouldn't take long."

Darren remained calm. He didn't know if he should believe her or not. After a few seconds of silence, he reluctantly agreed.

"Harlan, go with her to the kitchen. Make it quick."

Harlan nodded at his order.

Seeing that the plan went off without a hitch, Bonnie breathed out a sigh of relief and went to the kitchen with Harlan.

The two of them entered the kitchen quietly. As soon as they closed the door, Harlan asked with a small smile, "Miss Sun, you're not really here to ask me about coffee, are you?"

Bonnie nodded sheepishly as she admitted the truth. She looked at him with her beautiful eyes and went straight to the point. "What on earth is wrong with your boss today? He just seems so irritated!"

Harlan hadn't expected that Bonnie's question would be about Darren. He was shocked for a second, but quickly recovered. He replied hesitantly, "My boss is just a little tired from work." This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

Unconvinced, Bonnie raised her eyebrows. She gave him a faint smile as she asked, "Do you really think I would believe that excuse?"

Harlan was rendered speechless.

At the moment, Harlan had no idea how much Bonnie meant to Darren. If Darren didn't want to keep her in the loop about the affairs of his company, then Harlan might ruin Darren's original plan if he revealed too much to Bonnie.

But the woman in front of him seemed insistent and wouldn't take no for answer. She really wanted to know what was going on in Darren's company. How could he refuse her?

Harlan hesitated. Suddenly, Bonnie stepped forward and pulled on her collar, showing off the curves of her collarbone. She winked seductively and gave him an innocent look. "If you don't tell me the truth, then I'll tell your boss that you tried to touch me inappropriately."

Harlan froze in his place, unable to speak.

Looking at his shocked reaction, Bonnie felt that it was unfair and decided to reward him if he told her what she wanted. She acted as if she hadn't just threatened him and said, "But if you tell the truth, I can also say something nice about you in front of your boss."

Harlan was between a rock and a hard place. He didn't know whether to cry or to laugh.

Bonnie was impulsive and reckless. She had the habit of not using her common sense sometimes.

"Tell me the truth now! Otherwise I'll call out for him!" she threatened in a low, serious voice.

Feeling distressed, Harlan rubbed his forehead helplessly. After giving it some thought, he turned to face her. With a bitter smile, he finally admitted, "My boss is not in a great mood because the company doesn't have enough money."

Admittedly, it wasn't the sole reason for Darren's sour mood, but it was at least part of the truth.

Noticing that Bonnie was speechless for a while, Harlan added, "Today, my boss canceled all his meetings and headed back to the manor. Perhaps he figured that only you could lift his spirits."

Could she actually do that?

Bonnie lowered her head and suddenly felt a strange feeling course through her.

Maybe she had to do something tonight?

After dinner, Bonnie took a shower and changed into her pajamas. After giving it much thought while she was in the dressing room, she walked over to the cabinet and took out a bank card. She placed it on the glass tea table and stared at it quietly with her hands on her chin.

The bank card had been given to her by Danny, and she had saved a lot of money on it. However, she rarely used the money on that card. She thought that maybe the money she had saved was enough to relieve the financial shortage of the company.

As she took a deep breath, Bonnie stood up and pushed her hesitation away. She picked up the card and walked over to the bedroom.

Darren, who just finished his shower, walked around with only a white bath towel around his waist. His strong and powerful eight-pack abs were completely on display for her to ogle at. His exposed muscles made him look strong and manly. At this moment, he was thoroughly wiping his hair with a smaller towel. Hearing the noise, he said without looking at her, "It's time to get some rest."

Without paying attention to what he said, Bonnie walked over to him with the card in hand. Then, she gathered her courage and shyly handed it to him. "You gave it to me. So now, I'm giving it back to you."

Hearing this, Darren suddenly stopped drying his hair and squinted at her. His aura turned dark. "What do you mean?"

Before Bonnie was able to read the sudden change in his tone, she confessed, "I asked your assistant earlier. He said that your company is struggling financially right now. You gave me this card to me before. I managed to save up a lot of money on it. You can use it."

Darren was quite shocked to see how serious she looked. He wasn't expecting this gesture from Bonnie.

He couldn't help but feel a little strange. With a playful look in his eyes, he teased, "Do you think that you can help me with such a small amount of money?"

Bonnie frowned at him and asked, "Well, how much money do you want then? I can borrow some from my friends."

When he heard this, Darren couldn't help but smile internally at her efforts. He then whispered to her in a low voice, "Stupid woman."

Before she could react, he kissed the woman on her pink lips. It caught her off guard and practically took her breath away, This woman was indeed one-of-a-kind for him. Even though he was familiar with the touch of many women, he didn't want to let go of the one in front of him.

Bonnie's eyes widened in shock. She hadn't expected that Darren would kiss her so suddenly.

"Hey!" She struggled subconsciously, but it only made Darren kiss her even more passionately. Filled with their hot breath, the air around them started to change into a fiery atmosphere.

After a long time, the kiss finally ended. Bonnie's pale face was flushed and she struggled to catch her breath.

Darren chuckled in amusement. "What? Did you forget how to breathe?"

"You!"

Bonnie glared and pointed a finger at him. However, Darren could only give her a teasing look and a playful smile. Suddenly, she felt herself blush with shyness. She turned around and quickly ran out of the room, clenching her fists as she tried to calm her heart, which was beating way too fast for her liking.

This man! What had he just done to her?! How dare he kiss her like that?

The next morning, she finished preparing breakfast and set it on the table. Then, she sat down and kept her head down.

All of a sudden, she burst into laughter. When she came to realize what she had just done, she quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

'Bonnie, you have no shame!' she thought to herself. 'Yesterday, Darren kissed you on the lips. How can you act like this?'

She rubbed her flustered face with her hands.

Every time she thought of that kiss, she felt a rush of embarrassment. At the same time, she also felt slightly disappointed because of the excitement in her heart.

When Darren walked into the dining room, he saw Bonnie with a mix of expressions on her face. It almost made her look like she was constipated.

He cleared his throat and casually walked towards the dining room. His face was as stoic as always. "Don't look so absent-minded. Let's eat."

Bonnie was caught off guard by his sudden coughing. She looked up at Darren, but quickly lowered her head again in embarrassment. Her heart was full of regret.

She hadn't even heard Darren enter the dining room and didn't know how long he had been staring at her before he cleared his throat.

Because of their passionate kiss last night, she had no idea how to face Darren anymore. Even now, she didn't dare to look him in the eyes, so she wasn't able to see the playful smile that could be seen at the corners of his lips.