Even with a baby bump keeping her largely homebound, Karen's thirst for the latest scoop was insatiable.

She'd prowl through every corporate forum within reach of her laptop, eager to sniff out any piece of news, no matter how quirky or obscure.

"My news?" Dorothy raised an eyebrow in suspicion.

She'd been flying under the radar at Lopez Corporation, making a beeline for the exit as soon as the clock struck five, barely mingling with her team. How could there possibly be something about her? "Yep, it's definitely about you!" "Oh, I'll check it out later then." Dorothy's hands were busy arranging a bouquet of flowers.

"No, you need to look now! Immediately!" Dorothy paused. She could tell from Karen's tone that something big was up.

So after ending the call, she logged onto the Lopez Incorporated gossip board. She expected to have to dig around for the post about her, but to her surprise, it was marked with a 'Hot' tag! Dorothy was bracing for something juicy as she clicked. All she found, however, were a few stealthy snapshots of her holding the bouquet as she left work.

The thread had attracted other stealthy photographers from earlier that day, turning it into a gallery of images capturing her from every conceivable angle.

and ethereal I've seen! She's like an enigma that draws me in and makes me want to unravel her story!" "Will you quit it with the "story’ nonsense? Didn't you see the flowers in her arms?" "What about the flowers? She must have loads of admirers. It's not

was Lopez Corporation!

surely some of the old-timers would recognize her! She frowned, ready to flip to the next page to see if she'd been outed, but the thread had been deleted! Dorothy refreshed the page, and it

threads asking who had deleted the

again, and even

a weight lift off her shoulders. She appreciated the swift and thorough moderation at Lopez Corporation; idle gossip like

was about to continue arranging her flowers, a

moment's preparation, and suddenly Everett's handsome face filled the other side of the

you're up?"

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