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 haven't harmed the company's interests, you shouldn't worry too

office..." the woman shook her head, her voice trembling. "The company has

seeing the woman near

just looking for you. Let's talk in my office," Marissa said with

a deep breath and nodded. What must come, cannot be avoided;

colleague from the secretarial pool, both smiling

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

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

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

softly. "What do

moment, then smiled. "I think

to

her,

beckoned her

glancing at the busy figures visible through

whoosh, they

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