Chapter 17. Not in Love, Just Excited

June POV

“And he laughed—like, really laughed. I’ve never seen him like that.” I pause, feeling my cheeks already burning again. Just remembering makes me blush, every single time.

“So… you and the CEO are friends now?” Kayla raises a brow.

“He calls you at night to sort files, you went to the bathroom to ‘refresh’“—” she uses air quotes—”and screamed over a cockroach you saw?”

I roll my eyes, hands flailing like I’m trying to swat the memory away “Yes! And like some knight in shining armor, he came rushing in. Asked what was wrong, tried to kill it, and I begged him not to.”

A short laugh escapes me. “And then… he burst out laughing. Like full-on laughing. I couldn’t believe it.”

Leila doesn’t say anything. She just keeps staring.

“What?” I flail my hands with a nervous laugh. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

She shifts on the couch, crossing one leg over the other. “You’re doing it again.”

I blink, confused. “Doing