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

the woman shook her head, her voice trembling. "The company has a policy against

and, seeing the woman

just looking for you. Let's talk in my

deep breath and nodded. What must come, cannot be avoided; she followed Marissa into

two leave, Camila exchanged a knowing look with her colleague from the secretarial

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

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

"About

smiling softly. "What do

"I think Mr. Connor is a reasonable and forgiving

you trying to butter

at her,

beckoned her closer, whispering,

at the busy figures visible through the

a whoosh, they were

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