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Isabella went to welcome Fiona, and a lot of people

saw that.

“I can’t believe you quit your job just to work here,

Isabella.” Fiona sat down, looking uncomfortable.

She looked at her surroundings with contempt.

Isabella got her glass of water. She forced herself to

look relaxed. “Office job almost dulled my skills. I got

another job so I can gain enough experience to set

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up my own shop.

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“I see.” Fiona looked like realization had struck her.

She held Isabella’s arm. “I thought it was weird that

you left when Mr. Shaffer needed you so much.”

Fiona wasn’t subtle with her comment, so everyone

got what she was saying, but Isabella didn’t argue.

Instead, she picked up the notes that she had

sorted out and told Fiona about Seth’s preferences.

Isabella did this on purpose. Through Fiona, she

was telling everyone she wasn’t exiled but sent

here to see what the lower echelons were like.

Fiona listened intently and stayed until lunch break was over. Before she left, she stood at the doorway and spoke to Isabella. “You have to come back

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sooner or later. Mr. Shaffer has a ton of stuff to deal

with, and we have to help him out.”

You want me to go back? For what? So, you can

bully me again? Isabella knew this was just a fake

courtesy, and she played along. “Oh, you don’t

need me. You’re a veteran, too. I’m sure you can be

the head secretary. I trust you.”

Fiona had a smug look in her eyes. She made small

talk with Isabella before she drove away.

Isabella came back from

to curry

made small talk

Isabella answered them courteously.

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that, Abigail brought Isabella

Her cheeks

“Isabella, I’ve thought about

go to you,

like

“Oh, it belongs to

hard the whole afternoon,

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colleague, and a new

need the credit more than I do.”

down, a

hadn’t

Fiona, I could have taken all the

on

acted like she was hesitating

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“Fine. I’ll

hear.” Abigail patted her chest

her tears away. “It wouldn’t sit right

otherwise.”

right. A hint of

poked a straw into

“Get back

“See you.”

off

to come up with

phone vibrated. It was a text

The gist of it was that

at the end of the

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Isabella was an outside hire

with the

her performance weren’t up to

the day prior were

A newbie salesperson

closed a deal on her first

that she was feeling the

better.

about Seth and

work.

six. Fiona ordered Seth’s usual

Once

the office.

should eat dinner

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behind his desk, frowning.

and icy.

not even raising his

chill running down her spine.

“Are you sure

eating?”

a sharp,

she would

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