The Kiss that Sparked it All

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“Ahab, I swear I’ve been calling your name for ages. What’s the matter with you?”

Ahab scratched his head awkwardly and shuffled through the papers in his hand. “Huh? Did you call me? Sorry, must’ve spaced out… didn’t catch a wink of sleep last night.”

His behavior only piqued curiosity. “Would you mind checking the draft I revised? See if it’s up to snuff?”

Ahab sheepishly accepted the document, avoiding eye contact with Regina.

“Sure… I’ll give it a look. Why don’t you head on back?”

Under the watchful eyes of the office, he slowly settled back into his chair.

After a while, he tried to sneak a peek at Regina, only to catch her staring at him with a thoughtful smirk. He immediately looked down

Regina chuckled and shook her head. Ahab was even more of a pushover than she thought. She had planned a little trick to spook him, but now it seemed entirely

-unnecessary.

energy on a man who was

attention away, Ahab let out a sigh

again, thinking she might not even realize who was behind the

no one should trace it back to him. And considering

thought, Ahab felt his confidence swell. He had followed her secretly that one night, and

higher-ups. Their company was strict about ethical conduct; even petty thievery was grounds for dismissal, let alone Regina’s supposed

Ahab had forgotten something crucial: in this scenario, Regina was the victim. His surreptitious photographing and manipulative editing to slander a colleague

Since she’d started at the company, she had never encountered a colleague as pestering and entitled, coasting on family connections, poaching work from others, and not even bothering with basic reporting – leaving it to the interns and

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their hard work as his own.

man somehow managed to keep his job for so long.

a break. The Boss wants us all at a