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The moment Mr Smith returned back to the office, the first person he asked for was Victoria but he got the news that she asked for a two days leave.

"What do you mean she asked for a two days leave? Who gave her the permission and when was that?" He asked Clara with a blank facial expression and his both hands in his pants pocket.

Clara was frightened by the tone he used. "Mr Lucky." She replied almost quietly.

"Mr Lucky. When did she meet him?" He asked. He was infuriated because he had come to see her after so many days only to hear she took a two days leave. All his days at Northern Virginia, he was constantly reminded of Victoria one way or the other. Either he saw someone who acted just like she did or something that made him remember how she spoke or what she would have done if she was by his side.

"Yesterday he was around and she asked for a two days leave due to an emergency and he let her go." Clara explained to him.

Mr Smith clenched his fist. He took in a deep breath and ex