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I don’t hesitate, tapping firmly on the icon to send it

Determined not to obsess over what I just did, I layit I flip open the folder Linda had just handed me, prepared to take notes My phone chirab it from my desk It bobbles in my hand, then plummets to the carpeted floor beside et it, but when I have it firs as I read Declan’s response I miss you very much as well

And that’s it

I’ with Declan is real If we’re lucky, it’s going to last Sure, we have so to o with him I mean, he sort of beat around the bush, but I understood what he was saying I could go with him if I wanted

Or we could do a long-distance relationship to see where his next project would take him Maybe I would be in a better position to leave my parents at that point Hell, maybe my parents would follow us the way Leonie does It’s not like they have jobs tying them down

Definitely a lot of options I expect Declan and I ork through theether

Move by my cubicle catchesit’s one of the other members ork in the executive offices Over the weeks, I have gotten to know quite a few of them

Instead, a stunningly beautiful woman who absolutely oozes wealth, sophistication, and entitlement stands there No matter how often Declan tries to educate nize the na But the crisp white tailored suit she wears is no doubt soht off the rack

The woman is tall, thin, and has model-perfect features Brilliant auburn hair pulled back into a sleek chignon at the back of her neck, aquiline nose, high cheekbones, and full lips painted a deep rust colorperfectly

She has incredible green eyes that are alers drip with expensive jewelry Her cologne smells so exotic I feel co it

She gives ht toward Declan’s office For a moment, I’m shocked, but then I scramble out of my chair to follow her

Just as she crosses the threshold, I say, “Excuse ?”

She doesn’t even meet my eyes when she says, “I’m here to see Declan”

“He’s not here right now,” I reply with a hard tone I’m his assistant, yet she just walked all over one, I am the protector of this office