Chapter 80

Carrica stood behind him, stealing glance at his tall wheatg

tore Marizes the company’s

with respect then turned to

a mod and a smile, positioning herself on the other side of

It seemed that at some point Mi Connor’s usual wesistant, Alan, was no longer accompanying him.

The elevator reached the ground floor

Goodbye Mr Connor, goodbye, Carnita

Bye Manssa Camila replied with a slight smile.

They reached the basement where the driver was absent. Connor started the car himself, and Camila got into the passenger seat, bucking up her seatbelt

two of them went to a renowned bistro known for its great ambiance and delicious food.

a look. Im going to step out for a smoke, Connor said

brought his cigarettes.

looked somewhat weary as he uttered, “Never mind.”

have some, Camila said, retrieving from her purse the brand of cigarettes Connor, usually

they couldn’t find his brand at the convenience store, Camila had kept a

moment, surprised, then took the cigarettes and lighter and walked out to

he held a cigarette between his fingers. His collar was slightly

had worked until past five in the morning the previous night and had barely slept more than an hour. Severely sleep deprived,

of the cigarette and slowly exhaled, the smoke swirling around him.

the glass door. The ember of the cigarette flickered in the darkness, stark against his

his mouth, and caught her eye. In that moment of eye contact, Camila’s heart mexplicably started racing. She quickly looked away, focusing on

kept her head down

dinner around

he received a call that seemed lengthy, “Alright,

Do you need to go back and rest?” he asked

work–related, and replied, “No,

the driveway of a European–style mansion surrounded by

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