Back upstairs, Gerard pulled Vespera into the pantry anxiously. He said, "I just heard that Ms. Acosta is transferring back to headquarters!"

Vespera asked calmly, "You're only finding out now?"

Her indifferent tone was jarring next to his visible panic. She sounded less like a secretary and more like an assassin.

Gerard was surprised as he asked, "You already knew?"

Vespera perched herself on a high stool. Arms crossed, she answered, "I found out on Sunday night."

Gerard's jaw dropped. "Sunday night? You found out before Mr. Reid did?"

If Dominic had known on Sunday, there was no way he would have been so composed on Monday morning. He certainly wouldn't have been in the mood to show up at Vespera's place.

"Maybe," said Vespera vaguely, completely unbothered.

Gerard went quiet for a moment. Then, his expression turned serious. "Vespera, I know Mr. Reid likes you. I've said it before, but you know his story with Ms. Acosta. They grew up together and were childhood sweethearts.

"And back in Seloria, you saw how she was. She hasn't moved on. Now that she's coming back, she isn't going to just let it go once she finds out how he feels about you."

Vespera didn't even flinch. "I'm not worried."

what if she wants to stir up trouble? Does everyone have to tiptoe around her heartbreak just because she can't move on? If she starts something, I'm not

light pat. Then, she hopped off the stool

"We're screwed...

love, Nancy, was coming back. She had grown up in the Reid family and was his childhood

Senior and Mrs. Reid adopted Ms. Acosta

and his brother were crazy about Ms. Acosta, but Mr. Reid stepped aside in the

prettier? Ms.

and confident

question on everyone's lips was, "Would Mr. Reid reunite with his

people secretly rooted for the juiciest option,

The kind where

his new woman, but deep down, still

stay grounded. She wanted to move at her

it get to

chipped away at

that Dominic and Nancy had really been in a relationship. And even though she kept reminding herself that nothing about the future was guaranteed and that she and he

no logic. They were selfish, messy, and completely

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