Connor's eyes were dark, his gaze lingering on the cigarette in his hand.

Alan watched him, silent.

Connor took a lighter, lit the cigarette, and took a drag.

"Avoid this kind of situation in the future. I don't want similar issues affecting the normal operations of the company," he said, his voice slightly hoarse. "Understood," Alan nodded.

Despite the trending topic being pulled from the charts, the buzz about Haylie and Conner continued to ferment on social media.

Haylie still hadn't received a follow-back from Connor.

As closing time neared, Connor emerged from the conference room, looking exhausted.

Camila, sitting at her desk, felt his gaze.

She looked up, meeting his eyes.

Those eyes seemed to harbor a touch of melancholy.

at the Royal Bistro for 6:30. I'll be dining with Parker and

hand in his pocket, then turned back to look at

Camila was stunned.

like Parker from the brokerage firm. Connor rarely

watched Connor for a few seconds,

returned to the

Camila texted

towards the conference room,

was also there. A simple instruction would have sufficed. Why did he personally come out to ask her to

later, the conference room

headed toward the elevator, Alan gesturing for Camila

trailed behind them,

then pressed the button and

glanced at her but said

at

Camila and

cigarettes, offering one to Connor. "Mr. Connor,

his eyes glancing at Camila,

gaze lingered on Camila briefly, then his hand gently

paused, then chuckled

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