Mr. Connor called Marissa to his office, and I just know they're talking about us. Can you do me a huge favor and speak to Mr. Connor? Ask him to let me go instead of Jase. The company is about to go public, and Jase has stock options. It'd be such a blow if he got fired," the woman pleaded.

"Dating isn't a fireable offense... is it?" Camila said.

"You haven't been here long, Camila, so you might not know this, but the company has fired a couple before!" The woman clutched Camila's arm, her eyes welling up with tears, looking truly pitiful.

A colleague from the secretarial pool came over, gently placing a hand on the woman's shoulder.

"Mr. Connor isn't heartless. I know the inside story. The company was already being kind by not suing them," she explained.

"Did they harm the company's interests?" Camila asked.

Her colleague nodded.

"One was a finance manager, the other in procurement..."

long as you

Mr. Connor called Marissa to his office..." the woman shook her head, her voice trembling. "The company has a policy against office romances." While they were

out and, seeing the woman near the elevator,

you. Let's talk in my office," Marissa said with a

come, cannot be avoided; she followed Marissa into the elevator, and

look with her colleague from the secretarial

her own station, thought for a moment, then

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

and asked softly, "About the couple, what do you plan

raised an eyebrow, smiling softly. "What do you

for a moment, then smiled. "I think Mr. Connor is a reasonable

you trying to

at her, his

and beckoned her closer,

busy figures visible

a whoosh, they were

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