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.

be dining with Parker and the others," Connor's voice was

steps, his hand in his pocket, then turned

Camila was stunned.

like Parker

for a

returned to the conference

the restaurant, Camila texted

looked towards the

would have sufficed. Why did

minutes later, the

toward the elevator, Alan gesturing for Camila to

them, entering

pressed the button and

at her but

at the

Camila and

offering

eyes glancing at

lingered on Camila briefly, then his hand gently covered Parker's pack, "Let's not smoke

then chuckled

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