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..."

on Camila, and she reassured the woman, "As long as you haven't harmed the company's

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 talking, the door

out and, seeing the woman near the

looking for you. Let's talk in

What must come, cannot be avoided; she

look with her colleague from

thought for a moment, then turned

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

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

smiling softly. "What

smiled. "I think

trying to

at her, his

her closer, whispering, "Come

frowned slightly, glancing at the busy figures visible through the

whoosh,

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