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.

6:30. I'll be dining with Parker and the others," Connor's voice was low and slightly

hand in his pocket, then

Camila was stunned.

who entertained clients like Parker from the brokerage firm. Connor rarely

a few seconds,

to the conference

restaurant, Camila texted

looked towards the conference room,

have sufficed. Why did he personally come out

the

toward the elevator,

them,

the button and

glanced at her but

arrived at

and Alan

offering one to Connor.

glancing at Camila, who was

on Camila briefly, then his hand gently covered Parker's pack, "Let's

paused, then chuckled awkwardly,

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