[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."

her to agree so readily

- not towards hbut to the local bar.

into; she wanted the lowdown on the

had hinted before that the Miller family were in hot

she approached the bar. She had his number

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

paused, glancing sideways at Fitch, who was accompanied by

since returning stateside.

at

smitten with Fitch for ages.

abroad, faced rejection, and hadn't

union by marriage with Fitch, she'd

avoided female company

it didn't matter to her - no other woman stood a chance. While abroad, she'd

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

advances.

if Fitch desired marriage, both the Stapleton family

were well-acquainted.

a torch for Fitch? Wendy

can

the bar tonight. Mind if I swing by for

was clear as day. She must have hit a dead-end with Fitch -

a bit tied up at the moment. Maybe sother

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

what was going on with Carol. If something

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

still had the gall to csniffing around. She shot Tyler a

to dismiss Zoey

to gauge his

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