Camila replied, "He hasn't left the office yet."

A flicker of surprise crossed the driver's eyes. Ten minutes ago, Connor messaged him that he was off work.

"See you." Camila nodded as she walked toward the curb.

"Hey, Camila, aren't you getting in?" the driver asked.

Camila shook her head. "I have plans with a friend."

The driver gave a meaningful grunt, looked up at the building, and sighed. It seemed Mr. Connor wasn't coming out anytime soon.

These past few months of leaving work early almost made him forget that before Camila arrived, the boss wouldn't leave until after ten at night. He returned to the driver's seat and pulled the car over to the side.

***

Camila had been waiting at the curb for a while before Erica finally arrived. She bent down to sit in the passenger seat.

"Traffic on Fridays is just awful. Did you have to wait long?" Erica asked.

her a smile.

noticed a new necklace around

to me as a reward for my translation work

a man's heart is where his money is. Haylie's was two million, and yours is, probably at most, twenty thousand." Angrily, she

against the side, her long hair blowing in the wind. Her eyes were dim and lifeless like

her tone lightened. "What do you feel like eating tonight? My treat,

window. Forcing a smile, she looked at Erica. "Let's go to my place.

said with a

apartment building and went upstairs together. They happened to meet the delivery guy in the elevator and took the fondue to the

fondue ingredients on

turned on the stove, and placed a pot

into something more comfortable, and I'll also get you something so you

gave a thumbs-up and

unexpectedly caught her eye. She shook her head, pushing the thought away. She moved the

said, taking the loungewear. Her

on, then

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