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?"

ahead and

that he was distracted, Lucy wisely chose not to

she stepped outside, her gaze

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out of Paramount Airlines, her

been cooking all morning just to bring

I fail, but I

idea did Candy come up with this

a man's heart is through his stomach. What a load of

I actually bought it.

phone, typed a few lines

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send button. Shoving the phone

I do this again,

buzzed. Chloe unlocked it and saw a

photo of his food and

good. Now that you've quit, come by every

tone made

he ask me to bring him

faster than her brain. She

my wife. Do your

her phone aside, thinking,

the scenery blur past, thinking Michael had lost his

of marriage,

Michael never ate it. He said

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was.

just BS!

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