Upon hearing this, Rose hastened her movements. "Almost done, Mrs. Covington, just give me five more minutes!"

"No rush, I was just asking," Mrs. Covington replied.

'Sorry about that, Ms. Graham. I couldn't come up with any other excuse to escape.' Moira expressed some regret inwardly.

After sorting out her thoughts, Moira made a conscious effort to control her feelings for Barclay.

She knew she had to stop staring at him constantly and getting lost in her thoughts.

But liking someone was hard to manage.

Moira tried for days, but the results were dismal.

Especially after realizing she had feelings for Barclay, she couldn't act as naturally around him anymore.

Several times, she couldn't bear it and simply made excuses to run away.

Just when Moira was suffering in the agony of her sweet infatuation, some good news finally arrived. Barclay was going on a business trip!

And it wasn't just for a short while, but for seven whole days!

Moira could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

On the night before Barclay's trip, Moira didn't avoid him like she had been doing for the past few days.

sitting on the couch, his eyes flickered slightly. "Ms. Jimenez,

I've been practicing

smirk. "Is that so? I thought

beat. "Why would I be? Besides, why

continued to gaze at her without saying

before she couldn't take it anymore. She pursed her lips. "Mr. Covington, have you packed for your

Barclay raised an eyebrow. "If it's not packed,

Moira blurted out, feeling a pang of

had sworn to maintain boundaries and keep her distance. Was packing his bags something she should be doing? But since she had already agreed, when

go. I need to get

followed him upstairs, into

wasn't Moira's first time entering Barclay's room, but it was her

she caught the familiar scent of

wall beside the door, not stepping inside. "I'll need three suits, two casual outfits, and

boldly approached the

Barclay's

black

main wardrobe, dozens

suits hung neatly,

side compartments were filled

et th

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