Anna rejected Liam’s video call the moment it appeared on her screen.
“Oh my God… how could I be so careless?” she muttered, setting her phone aside before hurriedly finishing her shower.
Liam’s face refused to leave her mind. The image of him kept flashing before her eyes, heat creeping into her cheeks no matter how hard she tried to suppress it.
“Ma’am, are you all right?” Maria asked when Anna stepped out of the bathroom.
“I’m fine. You can go,” Anna replied quickly.
“Yes, Ma’am.”
“Calm down, Anna,” she whispered to herself, as if sheer willpower might steady her racing thoughts.
Embarrassment still clung to her like a second skin. She felt like she wanted to disappear from the face of the earth after what she had done. Then another notification chimed, sending her heart into a f
