Claire called.

"Cami, Cole and I checked the calendar and today seemed perfect, so we decided to go get our marriage license."

Camila's face lit up with joy. "What? That's so sudden! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I would've taken the day off to come back."

"We wanted to keep it low-key, no big fuss," Claire explained. "We're planning a small family dinner tonight to celebrate. You should bring Connor along."

Camila held her phone, her expression clouded with worry. She knew tonight was significant for her mother, but...

"Mom, he has a meeting tonight. He can't make it." She tried to sound casual, not wanting her mom to know about their rough patch.

There was a brief pause on the other end before Claire spoke again, "That's okay, work comes first. It's our fault for not giving you a heads up about the license. Can you come tonight?"

"Yeah, I'll head over right after work!" Camila replied with a smile.

I'll call Erica and invite her too,"

back into work mode. Her computer screen was cluttered with data and documents. She was constantly tweaking plans and optimizing figures,

Camila brought

Connor called

kept her distance, replying coolly,

stood up and slowly walked over, softly asking, "Join me

she steeled herself. "Mr. Connor, I have a lot

do

her pinky finger. This small gesture made Camila's defenses start crumble.

touch, looking up at

wouldn't be resolved quickly. He had spent the entire previous night reflecting

know I was wrong. I'll change, I promise. Just give me one more chance," he

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