Chapter 33: Duty

"Hey, Lucy asked, "Trouble with Chloe lately? Is that why you look so tired and distracted?""

Michael snapped back to reality. "It's nothing. Just thinking about tomorrow's flight."

Lucy didn't press further, simply asking, "So, you coming to eat?"

Michael glanced at the takeout box and cracked a rare smile.

"No, you go ahead and eat. Chloe brought me some food." Lucy froze.

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She stood frozen for a long moment before taking a deep breath.

"Never mind. It's a bit late for the cafeteria now, and I'm not that hungry anyway. Let's just go over the key points for tomorrow's meeting."

Lucy forced a smile, hoping Michael would notice her silent struggle and sacrifice.

But Michael totally missed her point. "Alright, I'll let everyone know in the work chat later."

Lucy felt really uncomfortable being brushed off like that.

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She hesitated for a moment and said, "Michael, everyone just saw Chloe getting close to you. This is still the office. Chloe shouldn't be doing that."

"I'm worried the colleagues will gossip about you and Chloe. With evaluations coming up, what if this messes up your

assessment?"

you go ahead and eat.

that he was distracted, Lucy wisely chose not to press further and

stepped outside,

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of Paramount Airlines, her smile vanishing

been cooking all morning just to bring him this

fail,

idea did Candy

man's heart is through his stomach.

I actually bought it.

whipped out her phone, typed a few lines

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send button. Shoving the phone back into her bag, she

"If I do this again, I must be

buzzed. Chloe unlocked it

snapped a photo of his food

taste good. Now that you've quit, come by every day and bring me

made Chloe laugh in

thought, "How dare he ask me

fingers moved faster than her brain. She shot

my wife.

aside, thinking, "Screw this

sat in the car, watching the scenery blur past, thinking Michael had lost

years of marriage,

He said her food was as

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was.

that was just BS!

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