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28 // Clearing The Air
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Wow, we nailed it. Seriously though, Anita, you have to admit that we make a great team.” Jorge Billings beamed as they entered the building together, chatting and laughing.
“We do, don’t we?” Anita admitted, a warm smile on her face. She and Jorge were working outside the office and they had a business proposal for one of the biggest businesses in London, and surprisingly, they worked well together.
They were walking past the reception when Jorge spotted Meryl scowling at them from the corner of his eye. He knew he was to blame for her behaviour, but they could not continue working like this. If only he knew how she felt at the moment about being in the same building as him. Maybe it was a good thing that she happened to be here at this time of the night.
“Hold on.” Jorge said to Anita who fiddled with the pearls around the collar. She nodded, and he walked towards the reception desk. Meryl was so eng
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