[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 so readily and

hbut

gotten into; she wanted the

had hinted before that the Miller family were in hot water, having caught wind

called Tyler as she approached the bar. She had his number saved, but Tyler obviously didn't

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

sideways at Fitch, who

Wendy's first formal encounter with Fitch since returning stateside. She was the picture of demure coyness, stealing

Fitch at

well. Wendy had been smitten with Fitch

abroad, faced rejection,

potential union by marriage with Fitch, she'd

company

being rebuffed, it didn't matter to her - no other woman stood a

girlfriend. Fitch didn't bother to

advances.

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

were well-acquainted.

still carrying a torch for Fitch?

chuckled, "What can I do for

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

have hit a dead-end with Fitch - probably got blocked

up

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

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

as Wendy heard Tyler call out for Zoey, she looked up, her eyes flashing with derision. That woman still hadn't given

she still had the gall to csniffing around. She

dismiss Zoey with

not to notice, instead glancing at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch remained aloof, unfazed by the mention

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