Mr. CEO's Young Mistress novel Chapter 11

It was the real reason she did not like rainy days and especially hated thunder. 

"It's your first kiss, you dummy. How can I pretend nothing happened?"

Sharon was being held in Leonard's arms, comfortable and sleepy. As she dozed off, she vaguely heard him say something but couldn't make out what it was. 

......

By the time Sharon woke up again, she had found herself back in her bed. After a few seconds, yesterday's events flashed through her head, breaking her out of her stupor. Her face immediately flared red, and she hid her face in her hands.

She rolled on the bed for a few minutes, embarrassed. Reluctantly, she got out of bed, her hair resembling a bird's nest, and headed for the bathroom. After cleaning herself up, she returned to her closet to change her clothes before calmly walking out with her bag. 

However, as Sharon stood by the top of the stairs and looked down at Leonard, who sat in the living room reading some newspaper, all her false calmness disappeared. 

While she had been the one to suggest that they pretend like nothing had happened, facing each other in real life was a completely different story,

facing each other in real life was a completely different story,

especially when the other person was her Master Leonard, someone she had respected for a long time. 

Sharon bit into her lower lip and looked at Leonard with a conflicted expression. She tried to pluck up her courage a few times and approach him but she failed. 

"Good morning, miss. Breakfast is ready. Why don't you come down now?"

Kelley had just come out of the kitchen and was about to wake Sharon up. She was surprised to see Sharon already standing at the top of the stairs, all dressed and holding her schoolbag. 

Kelley's voice startled Sharon, making her jump.

Her face turned red, and she rushed towards Leonard. 

Leonard lifted his head from behind his newspaper to peer at her. 

Sharon cleared her throat and bit the bullet. 

The corner of Leonard's eyes crinkled after seeing how unnatural Sharon was acting. 

......

At the Bluesky University.

"Hey, I received my paycheck yesterday, so let's get some ice cream. It's on me," Melanie said generously, hooking her arm around Sharon's.

Sharon seemed distracted and did not respond to Melanie. 

Malanie and Sharon soon walked out of a shop with their arms linked, ice creams in hand. 

"It's already Friday. The Autumn field trip is next week. Will you be going?" Melanie asked, her mouth full of ice cream. 

The image of Simon's handsome, smiling face flashed through Sharon's mind. She pursed her lips. "I want to, but..."

"Just go," Melanie insisted.

"But I can't! Master Leonard said no," Sharon said dejectedly.

Melanie pondered for a moment before tilting her head to look at Sharon. "I have an idea. Do you want to hear it?"

Sharon raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is it?"

Melanie beckoned her closer with a finger, "Lend me your ears."