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..."

she reassured the woman, "As long as you haven't harmed the company's interests, you shouldn't worry

her voice trembling. "The

and, seeing the woman near

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

woman took a deep breath and nodded. What must come, cannot be

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

a moment, then

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

asked softly, "About the couple, what

smiling softly. "What do you think

then smiled. "I think Mr. Connor is

to butter me

at her,

her

slightly, glancing at the busy figures visible through

a whoosh, they

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