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Uponnoticingthatshewaswaveringandthattherewasachance,Howardfeltawaveofjoywashoverhim,thoughhekepthishappinesshiddenfromher.Cheerfully,hesaid,“Yougoaheadandfocusonyourwork.I’llhandlethingshere.Sincebothfamiliesarestitthehospital,I’llgoandhaveagoodtalkwiththem.Maverickmay<b>have</b>atemper,buthe’sclearlyastraightforwardanddecentman.Aslongasweapproachhimright,hewon’tbethat<b>hard</b>tmunicatewith.Don’tworrytoomuchaboutit.”
“Allrightthen.Ifhesaysanythingharsh,pleasebearwithhim,”Lysandersaidasshecontinuedtobe
courteous.
Howard,eagertoensureshedidn’tchangehermind,quicklysaid,“There’snothingtoworryabout.That’ssettledthen.Yougodowhatyouneedtodo.”
WithoutlettingLysanderhesitatefurther,hepromptlyendedthecall.
Afterlisteningtothebusytoneforamoment,Lysanderletoutalongsighbeforecingherphonebackwhereitwas,
Nheless,facedwithastackofworkfilespiledhigherthanheropen<bptop</b>,shehadnochoicebuttoburyherselfinherwork.
WiththeaidofthecapableMonica,herworkefficiencyhadsignificantlyimproveparedtothepreviousdays,andshemanagedtofinisheverythingbeforetheendoftheworkday.
Lysanderdidn’tworkovertime.Instead,shepickedupher<b>bag</b>andsaidgoodbyetoMonica,“I<b>have</b>somematterstotakecareoftonight,soI’llhavetobringtheremainingworkhome.”
Monica,asifanticipatingthis,said,“What’smostcrucialforyounowiswork–lifebnce.Ifyouhavepersonalmatters,it’sokaytoleavetheworkfoter.Restwelltonight,andyou’lllikelybemoreefficient
tomorrow.”
Thisstatementsoundedsomewhatfamiliar toLysander<b>.</b>
However,Lysanderdidn’thavethetimetothinktoo deeplyaboutit.Afterexpressingherthanks,sheleft<b>the</b>office.Onherwayout,sheencounteredseveralpeoplefromthpany,butonlyafewtooktheinitiativetogreether.
Everyoneworkedinthesameofficebuilding<b>,</b><b>so</b>naturally,officegossipspreadparticrlyquicklywithinthpany.
Whatwaswhisperedamongthe
womenintherestroom<b>was</b>undoubtedlyknowntoothers.Bynow,thestories<b>had</b>likelybeevenmoreexaggerated.
Undercuriousandgossipinggazes,Lysanderwalkedintotheelevatorcalmly,descendingtothelobbyonthefirstfloorasifnothinghadhappened.
Someonequietlysaidtotheircolleague,“Ms.Thornejuststartedafewdays<b>ago</b><b>and</b><b>is</b>alreadyleavingontime.Itmustbenicetohavesomeonebackingyouup,but…”
Theirwordstrailed offasLysanderwalkedaway,and<b>she</b>couldeasilyguesstherumorsthatwouldfollow.
Shewalkedstraightaheadwithoutncingaround,onlypausingbrieflyatthepunchcardmachoclockoutliketheotheremployees.Justlikeanyotheremployee,shemethodicallyclockedoutfortheday.
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Makingamentalnotetoaddressthiswiththelogisticsdepartmentthenextday,she<b>took</b>afewstepsforwardandsawtheemployeeswhoshouldhavebeenatthereceptiondeskhidingbehindapartition.
Theseindividualswereallyoundies,uniformly<b>tall</b>andattractive,servingastheveryfaceofthe<bpany</b>.
Atthemoment,theywereallstrategicallypositionedinacornerwheretheyhadaclearviewofthestreetoutside.Theyweregazingatacarparkedbythecurb,engagedinhushedwhispersaboutsomething
Lysanderfollowedtheirgazes,herexpressionbingincreasinglplex.
Shemightnotrecognizeeveryoneinthpany,butsheknewthatcarbythecurball<b>too</b>well.
Thatmorning,shehadbeendroppedoffinaRolls–RoyceCullinan.
Whyhaditchanged backtothefamiliarwhiteCayenne?
Quietlymovingclosertothepartition,Lysandertookoutherphone,intendingtomessageJosiah,asking<b>him</b>nottoparksoclose.
Asshedrewnear,sheoverheardthereceptionists‘conversationclearly.
“That’sMr.Guerra’scar,isn’tit?Ithoughthewouldn’ebyanymore,buthereheisagainafterstandingupforsomeoneduringameeting.”
“HeandMs.Thornemusthavesomethinggoingonbetweenthem.Maybetherumors<b>are</b><b>true</b>.”
“Areyoureferringtothefiancéerumororthemistressrumor?”
“Whoknows?Buthe’sbeenparkedoutthereforsolongwithouinginorleaving.Hemust bewaiting
forsomeone.
Ataloss,Lysanderstoppedtyping.
Shehadn’texpectedthatevenreceptionistswhoheldentry–levelpositionsinthpanywould.recognizeJosiah’scar.Itwasprobablytotetowarnhimnow.
TheinfluenceofJosiahwithinThorneConstructionsandEnergieswasindeedsubstantial.
Checkingthetime,Lysanderponderedwhethertocallthenewdriver,Skr.Justassheliftedhergazetowardthemainentrancewhileconsideringifshecouldtrytoleavefromadifferentexit,Josiahseemedtohavesensedsomethingandsteppedoutofthecar.
Thetwounexpectedly<b>locked</b>eyes/
rmbellsranginLysander’s mind.Shedidn’tevenhavetimetogivehimahintbeforeshesawJosiahstridingtowardher.Josiahpickeduphispaceasheenteredthroughtheautomaticdoors,almostbreakingintoajog.
AsJosiahmadehisentrance,alleyesinthelobbyshiftedtohim.
Fortheever–calm<b>and</bposedJosiahtobeinsuchahurry,theythoughtsomethingseriousmusthavehappenedinth
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Josiahignoredthecuriousnces,stoppinginfrontofLysander.Atfirstnce,heseemedaposedasever,<b>but</b>there<b>was</b><b>a</b>hintofameltingsnow–likesmileinhiseyes..
Lysanderknew,withoutevenlooking,thatthegazesoriginallyfixatedonJosiahhadundoubtedlyshifted
tohernow.
“Mr.Guerra.”“”
JosiahfeltthatLysanderwasbeingdistantonpurpose,andheevennoticedthesubtlesignalsshewasgivinghimto<b>keep</b>hisdistance.Complyingwithherunspokenwish,hemaintainedacertaindistance,<b>making</b>surenottogettooclose.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.
“Ms.Thome,justgotoffwork?”
“Yes.”
Afewemployeeshappenedto passbyjustthen,whichmadeLysandernervous.“Is thereanymattersyouneedtodiscusswithme,Mr.Guerra?Youcouldhavejustsentmeanemail.”
Theemployeessoonleft.
business
Josiahchuckledsoftly.“Doyoureallyneedtobesocautious?You’reMr.Thorne’sdaughter,soit’sonlynaturalforustoknoweachother.Deliberatelyavoidingmemakesitlookabitfake.”
Lysanderletout<b>a</b>sigh.“That’strue.”
“What,didyouhearsomerumors<b>and</b>gossipstoday?”
“Yeah.”
“Weretheyunpleasant?”
“Therumorsaboutmewereokay.Buttheonesaboutyou…arealittleunpleasant.”
Josiahwasintrigued,raisinganeyebrow.“Whatdidtheysayaboutme?<b>”</b>
“Theysaid…”Lysanderpaused,pressingherlipstogether.“Nevermind,it’snothing.”
Josiahcrossedhisarms,rubbedhischin,andsaid, “Goahead,Icanhandleit.”
Uponhearingthis,Lysanderdidn’tbeataroundthebushandspokestraightforwardly.“Theysaidyou’reatmasochist.”
Josiah’sbrowsfurrowedinstantly.“What?”
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