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..."

Camila, and she reassured the woman, "As long as you

"The company has a

walked out and, seeing the

talk in my office," Marissa

and nodded. What must come, cannot be avoided;

colleague from the secretarial pool, both smiling slightly

for a moment, then turned and knocked

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

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

eyebrow, smiling softly. "What do

pondered for a moment, then smiled. "I think Mr. Connor

you trying to

her, his

and beckoned her closer, whispering, "Come

glancing at the busy figures

a whoosh, they were

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