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..."

the woman, "As long as you haven't harmed the company's interests,

head, her voice trembling. "The company has a

and, seeing the woman near

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

come, cannot be avoided; she followed Marissa

the two leave, Camila exchanged a knowing look with her colleague from the secretarial pool, both smiling slightly before returning to

to her own station, thought for a moment, then turned and knocked on Mr.

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

approached his desk and asked softly, "About the

softly. "What do you think I should

smiled. "I think Mr. Connor

to butter

gazed at her,

and beckoned her

busy figures

with a whoosh, they

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