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 long as you haven't harmed the company's interests, you

the woman shook her head, her voice trembling. "The company has a policy against office romances." While they were

walked out and, seeing the

looking for you. Let's talk in

breath and nodded. What must come, cannot be avoided;

look with her colleague

a moment, then turned and knocked on Mr.

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

desk and asked softly, "About

softly. "What do you

"I think Mr. Connor is

trying to butter me

her, his eyes

beckoned her closer,

slightly, glancing at the busy figures

with a whoosh, they

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