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 eat. I'm

chose not to press further

she stepped outside,

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out of Paramount Airlines, her smile vanishing in

morning just to

did I fail, but I

crazy idea did Candy come up with this

said the way to a man's heart is through his

I actually bought it.

phone, typed a few lines in

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and smashed the send button. Shoving the phone

do this

she was lost in thought, her phone buzzed. Chloe unlocked it and saw a

his food and added

you've quit, come

made

me

fingers moved faster than her brain. She shot back: "Why

is your duty as my

tossed her phone aside, thinking,

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

three years of marriage,

it. He said her

Chapter 33: Duty

was.

all that was just

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