[If you fancy hitting the shops, I'm gto tag along.]

She texted another message, though she knew full well Carol would likely decline.

[No worries, I'm actually doing okay. Maja just rangup too, but she's swamped as usual. Anyway, I've got my own stuff to deal

with here. Gotta go.]

[Alright, you go handle your business.]

Zoey set her phone down, glancing around the office.

She'd been pulling all-nighters for the past two days, and hadn't gone back home, barely taking tto crash in the break room,

freshen up, and change into a clean set of clothes before diving back into the grind.

Now that she had a moment to breathe, her eyes felt like sandpaper.

There was a knock on the door, and in cElvis, clutching a stack of papers. Spotting Zoey still at her desk, his face registered

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"Have you not gone hin two days?"

"Yeah, I've been trying to clear the deck of this month's backlog."

Elvis furrowed his brow with concern, "Zoey, Ms. Pennyfeather didn't expect you to work yourself to the bone like this. By the time

she gets back, you'll be running on fumes."

Zoey didn't respond, standing up with a playful tone, "Fine, I'll head hto rest now. The paperwork I've finished is on the left -

take a gander when you get a chance."

expected her to agree so readily and just

out - not towards hbut to

into; she wanted the lowdown on

hot water, having caught

bar. She had his number saved, but Tyler obviously

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

Fitch,

formal encounter with Fitch since returning stateside.

Fitch at

well. Wendy had been smitten with

before heading abroad, faced

a potential union by marriage with Fitch,

female company gave her

woman stood a chance. While

posing as Fitch's girlfriend. Fitch didn't bother to correct her;

advances.

Fitch desired marriage, both the Stapleton family and

were well-acquainted.

here, still carrying a torch

can I do for

tonight. Mind if I swing by for a chat? There's something

must have hit a dead-end with Fitch - probably got blocked -and now she

a bit tied up at the moment.

you to finish your drink. Is it okay if I just

had to find out what was going on with Carol. If something

Wendy heard Tyler call out for Zoey, she looked up, her eyes flashing with derision. That woman

she still had the gall to csniffing around. She shot Tyler a glare, silently

dismiss Zoey

at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But

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