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    Scott, help me!” Tabitha pinned herst hopes on Scott.


    Scott sat on the couch, legs crossed, smoking a cigarette, and gave her a cool nce. “Griffin


    hasn’t settled this year’s ounts yet. If you marry into his family, the debt will be wiped clean. It’s


    time to do something for the family.”


    “Dad would never agree! Tabitha screamed with thest of her strength, copsing into the arms of


    the maid,


    Scott stared at her an


    slowly exhaled a stream of smoke. “It was Dad who negotiated with Griffin.”


    “That’s impossible… He loves me so much…” Tabitha’s eyes suddenly lost all their light, and she


    kept muttering to herself.


    “Lock her up. Don’t embarrass us here,” Betty said with a frown.


    At Future Inc.


    During the meeting. Cam’s phone buzzed nonstop. She nced at it–it was the number of the


    college professor she was set up with. She hung up directly.


    He persisted and continued to call, so Cam turned off her phone.


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    Connor nced at her. “You can take it if it’s important.”


    Cam shook her head. “It’s nothing.”


    Only after the meeting did Connor leave the room, and she turned her phone back on–to find twelve


    missed calls.


    “Why’s he still calling after being hung up on? I’m clearly busy,” she muttered–under her breath.


    “Who is it?” asked Marissa, who was packing up the


    on equipment.


    “A blind date,” Cam said reluctantly.


    Marissa looked surprised. “I always thought you had a


    Cam shushed her.


    “Bousand.”


    end.”


    Marissa chuckled, “Got it. If the guys in the office found out definitely chase you.”


    “Doesn’t thepany forbid office romances?” Cam


    There are a few secret couples around. As long as it d


    you’re single?”


    Cam nodded.


    public, no one will know,” Marissa said with a smile. “Does Mr. Connor know


    Marissa closed the door of the meeting room and whispered to Cam. “Keep your b he cares more


    about personal capabilities, the fact that you just arrived at headquarters and be misconstrued as


    not being fully dedicated to your job, which is a major faux x pas in the workce.”


    blind dating


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    from Mr. Connor. Although


    e already thinki


    about marriage might


    Thank you. I got it, Cam said with a slight smile.


    boyfriend, when you n to get pregnant, etc. I faced gender discrimination when job hunting. I was


    lucky to join Future Inc. I even got


    “Women of a certain age can’t escape the marriage and maternity thresholds in the workce.


    Usually, you’ll be asked if you have a


    a generous bonus from thepany when I got married earlier this year,” Marissa shared.


    Cam nodded in agreement. The job market can be tough. Some employers with narrow views


    regarding marriage and maternity leave set up employment thresholds.


    Two of her schoolmates were let go because they had boyfriends. Monthster, they still couldn’t


    find new jobs.


    But Cam wasn’t keen on getting married, and agreeing to the blind date was just to


    her appease mom.


    After work, Cam finished her tasks at home before taking a shower. While in bed, scrolling


    through her phone, she noticed her mom had called around ten. Worried, she immediately called


    back.


    The phone was picked up quickly.


    “Mom, why did you call sote? is everything


    “It’s nothing. I just wanted to chat, ire said.


    okay?”


    Relieved there was no emergency, Camy back in bed, fiddling with a stuffed toy, and said, “I


    was just taking a shower.”


    ire paused for a few seconds, then asked, “How’s it going with that college professor?”