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

"The company has a policy against office romances." While they were talking,

out and, seeing the

was just looking for you. Let's talk in my office,"

and nodded. What must come, cannot be avoided; she followed Marissa into the elevator, and they descended

with her colleague from the secretarial pool, both

her own station, thought for a moment,

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

Camila approached his desk and asked softly, "About the couple,

eyebrow, smiling softly. "What do you

moment, then smiled. "I think

you trying to butter

at her, his eyes

beckoned her closer,

slightly, glancing at the busy figures visible

whoosh, they were all

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