[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."

agree

headed out - not towards hbut to the local bar. She needed

about whatever mess Fitch had gotten into; she wanted

before that the Miller family were in hot water,

his number saved,

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

Fitch, who was accompanied by

Fitch since returning stateside.

at

smitten with Fitch for ages. Considering Fitch's general aversion

abroad, faced rejection, and hadn't

potential union by marriage with Fitch, she'd eagerly rushed back. Besides,

company

to her - no other woman

often posing as Fitch's girlfriend. Fitch didn't bother to correct her; it conveniently shielded him from

advances.

Stapleton family and the Haskins family would offer no

were well-acquainted.

a torch for Fitch? Wendy

"What can

the bar tonight. Mind if I swing by for a chat?

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

bit tied up at

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

what was going on with Carol. If something had

for Zoey, she looked up, her eyes flashing with derision. That woman

being warned over the phone, she still had the gall to

dismiss Zoey with

notice, instead glancing at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch remained aloof, unfazed by

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