[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."

hadn't expected her to agree so readily and

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

into; she wanted

Miller family were in hot water, having

number saved, but Tyler obviously didn't

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

paused, glancing sideways at Fitch, who

formal encounter with Fitch since returning

at

smitten with Fitch for ages.

heading abroad,

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

avoided female company gave her

to her - no other woman stood a chance. While abroad, she'd made sure to

Fitch didn't bother to correct

advances.

Fitch desired marriage, both the Stapleton family and the Haskins family would offer no

were well-acquainted.

a torch

chuckled, "What can I

if I swing by for a chat? There's

have hit a dead-end with Fitch - probably got

tied up at

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

was going on with Carol. If something had happened to Carol, Maja would

looked up,

warned over the phone, she still had the gall to csniffing around. She shot Tyler

to dismiss Zoey with a

not to notice, instead glancing at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch remained aloof,

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