Chapter 48: My First Conference

Chapter 48: My First Conference

For some reason, Hellen had bolted from the office mid-conversation, her navy blazer vanishing through the door with a clipped excuse about ’urgent work’ that rang hollow—she’d never left me alone in our shared space before.

Not once since I joined the company as the co-owner blueprints. The door clicked shut behind her, leaving sunlight to slant lonely across the prototypes, my floral maxi whispering as I took a deep breath, heart thudding uncertain.

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