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2025-04-06 09:20:23As the new week began, Tamara bought some muffins and a cup of coffee for the esteemed Bradford Hemmingway.
"Good morning, Mr Hemmingway," she greeted him with a smile."Morning," he reacted dispassionately."Mr Hemmingway, I'm not sure if you have eaten yet, so I took the liberty of bringing you muffins and coffee from the shop around the corner," she responded, walking behind him to his office.Bradford looked at her and said, "Ms Jones, I am not interested, perhaps you can enjoy them at your desk!" His tone was firm and steadfast.Dissatisfied with the negative response from the CEO, she turned around and started walking back to her desk, which was sectioned off from the reception area on the top floor. She was sharing an office with Bradford's personal assistant.As she turned around, she bumped straight into Camilla. "Cam.., she stopped, sorry, I mean Ms. Middleton. Morning." She stopped herself, remembering the warning she
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