Love Unspoken

The situation felt like a punchline to a poorly executed joke. "If you don't believe it, that's your loss," Maria declared, placing her cup on the table with a finality that echoed her words. She rose from her seat and walked away, the sight of her stocking-clad legs drawing Leon's lingering gaze. The idea of a dummy as a secretary was almost laughable to him. He was filled with doubt, yet he couldn't dismiss it entirely.

Maria, however, found herself unable to resist stealing glances at Quinn upon her return. She was well aware of Leon's intentions, and despite her reservations, she felt compelled to play along. After all, Freya had entrusted her with the task of "taking care of Quinn."

Seizing the opportunity, Maria approached Quinn's desk and tapped lightly on its surface. "Can you take this invoice down to the finance department and hand it over to Leon?" she asked.

Quinn paused in her work, glancing at the stack of papers before her, then back at Maria. "I'm not done with my sorting yet," she protested, her pen still moving across the paper.

"It won't take long, just a trip downstairs. These are from the hotel bookings for Alexander's business trip last week," Maria explained.

After a moment of hesitation, Quinn accepted the invoices and made her way to the finance department. Unfamiliar with Leon, she headed straight for the manager's office.

The door was ajar, and she recognized the man inside as the one who had spoken to her in the meeting room. It was Leon. She rapped lightly on the door, and as Leon looked up and saw her, his face brightened with a welcoming smile. "What brings you here, Quinn? Come on in."

to Leon. His welcoming demeanor

He took the receipt from her and scanned it, his brow furrowing in apparent confusion. "We can't reimburse this receipt," he stated,

pointed at the receipt in her hand. "You see, the format of this receipt is wrong. You need to get a replacement from

her. Quinn held her breath, nodded in understanding, and tried to retrieve the receipt from his grip.Leon, however, held on. "Since you're new here,

to his computer, opening a document. "See here? The margins are incorrect, and the content overlaps.

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nodded to show she understood, but

employees were all the same, quietly enduring the unwanted attention of their superiors out of fear of speaking up. Leon played this game expertly, teetering on the edge of overt harassment but never quite crossing that line. He did

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him and Quinn. "All right, take this receipt with you and come back after getting it replaced."Quinn felt a wave of relief and quickly exited the

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