Chapter 75



He added me on WhatsApp, and honestly, it didn't come as a surprise.

Currently, we're in a work partnership, and there seems to be an endless stream of things we need to discuss every day. Communicating via WhatsApp makes everything a breeze.

But, I didn't accept his friend request right away. Instead, I shot a quick text to Fanny, which went unanswered—she's probably caught up in work again.

Opening up Dustin's chat, I pondered for a brief moment before typing out a reply, "Caught up in this theme park project. I'll show you around once it's off my plate."

After hitting send, I added, "Sorry."

Dustin was quick to respond, "No worries, just make sure you're taking care of yourself even if you're busy."

simple "okay" when another

suddenly difficult to send my intended response. So, I changed tack. "Not

"Yeah, decided

me

I texted him back, "Your folks must

his reply seemed to be taking forever. Not one to wait around, I switched over to my emails, a habit ingrained in my work routine. However, after wrapping up all pending tasks, my inbox was eerily empty-a reminder that

this show? I've been bingeing it lately. The

her screen. The leads, both actors I liked, were in a particularly funny scene where the heroine has turned into a chicken and is furiously pecking at the amused

I woke up, it was already morning. My internal clock woke me up at

checked my phone to find messages waiting a couple from Fanny and an unread one from Dustin: "What about

to find the context. He was asking if I was happy

oddly personal for two adults just collaborating professionally, so I

up

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