The day flew by in a blur of busyness and satisfaction. Noelle liked the atmosphere at Collosus Group. It was no wonder they were a top dog in Brookville. Frotconn could not hold a candle to them. After tidying up the paperwork Brian had handed off, Noelle was ready to head home when her phone buzzed. It was Charles. "Done for the day?"

She was just slipping her stuff into her bag and nodded at the phone. "Yep."

"Meet you in the parking lot!" Charles sounded like he was also wrapping up. "How about dinner out and maybe a movie?"

"Sure thing!" Noelle grinned. "I'll head down and wait for you!" She ended the call just as Arya strolled by, catching the tail end of Noelle's cheerful chat. Curiosity piqued, Arya sidled up. "Was that your boyfriend?" The smile slipped from Noelle's face as she squinted slightly. "Just a friend."

Arya's lips quirked in a half-smile. "You're no fun, Noelle. We're all on the same team here. It's just a little friendly curiosity. No need to be so secretive!"

"Arya, like you said, we're just colleagues. My private life is just that-private. I don't see why I should broadcast my relationship to everyone," Noelle retorted, her patience wearing thin. She had not expected Arya to be such a pest.

office politics. Arya seemed to have

things to do, so let's leave it at that." Noelle

tinge of annoyance. "We're all colleagues. You're not exactly being friendly, you know!" Her voice rose. The office was emptying at the end of the day, so their exchange drew the attention

not like it's top-secret information. You don't have to

words hung in the air,

Collosus Group due to Ronald's influence. Ronald was Charles' right-hand

byelme

Ronald were more than just colleagues, and the crowd's gaze

Mr. Wells. Sure, we work together, but that doesn't mean my private life is up for discussion.

to do. I can't stick around for this,"

into a self-satisfied smirk, but it faltered when she spun around to find Brian right behind her. His eyes were clouded with annoyance, and it was obvious he had caught

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