Goodbye, My Love

Company’s corporate culture. It wasn’t supposed to feature a picture of him with Doris.

The memory of that picture brought a grimace to Marco’s face. It was taken when the Solar Company had just been formed, after they had completed their first project. An exuberant Doris had Looped her arm around Marco’s neck for a celebratory group photo.

Even though Marco had quickly extricated himself from the situation, the camera had already captured a seemingly intimate moment.

Carl gulped nervously before suggesting, “Mr. Bryant, maybe you should speak with Miss Hoffman about this directly?”

Grasping the photo book, Marco was deep in contemplation.

A man of icy demeanor, he nonetheless displayed warmth to all around him. Doris, his cofounder at Solar Company, received his special attention.

to compensate her with status and responsibility, placing

knew Limits only when his

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close to discovering the album today troubled him. After a moment’s reflection, he reached out to Doris through her

answered. Doris queried with surprise,

you dial this line? Have you finally decided to touch

echoed in Marco’s chest. He interrupted, “Doris, why did the album and the ninth-generation robot arrive

photo album had been slipped in. This seemed like a conscious act

you displeased? It was a call I made on my own.

for both of us. I wanted you to be the first to revisit that album. I saw an opportunity to send it back with the robot, and I acted on

This left Marco silent.

there with him since the start of Solar