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..."

as you haven't harmed the company's interests, you shouldn't

his office..." the woman shook her head, her voice trembling. "The company has a policy against office romances." While they

out and, seeing the woman near

Let's talk in my office," Marissa said

What must come, cannot be avoided; she followed

her colleague from

to her own station, thought for a moment, then

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

his desk and asked softly, "About

softly. "What do you think I

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

to butter

her, his

her closer, whispering, "Come

slightly, glancing at the busy

whoosh, they were all

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