Page 39 of Conning Her Dragonkin Boss

But then?—

“Sunny Adlawan!”

My brain short-circuits.

I freeze.

Mei screams.

Khanner—

Smirks.

I whip my head to look at him. “Did you know?”

He shrugs, entirely too pleased with himself.

Before I can fully process anything, Khanner simply takes my hand and leads me forward.

Everything is a blur.

The stage. The weight of the trophy in my hands.

The absolute cheers that follow.

The announcer smiles. “And can we get a picture with our Best in Show winner and her stunning dragon knight?”

I glance at Khanner.

He doesn’t even hesitate.

For the second time that day, he extends his hand.

I take it.

I’m still buzzingwith excitement as I finally get the chance to eat.

Mei is still vibrating with energy beside me, while Khanner is?—

Well.

Khanner is acting like all of this was inevitable.

I shove a bite of roasted chicken into my mouth, still processing.

Meanwhile, Khanner is completely unfazed, typing into his phone like this is just another day at work.

Guilt creeps in.

“I—” I swallow, then try again. “I’m sorry for pulling you away from work.”

Khanner barely glances up. “Royce practically threatened me to stay away.”

I blink.

Mei, overhearing, laughs into her drink.

“Seems,” Khanner adds, completely unfazed, “that we both earned a little time off.”

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