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Ruby felt bile rise to her throat as she packed up her bags. She had submitted her resignation letter at the office and she bid a few colleagues goodbye. Nate wasn’t at the office so she left without telling him goodbye. She tried to push away the side of her that wished Nate was at the office and he’ll convince her and give her actual reasons why she should stay. Maybe, he would then tell her that the whole thing with Taylor wasn’t true and he was willing to start something with her.

She laughed at her own foolishness, how absolutely crazy it was to have such wild thoughts. When she was at the office, Cassie had told her that he skipped work because he had to prepare for his wedding. It made sense to her because Nate was very serious about his work.

She knew a few of her colleagues were happy she was leaving. Some of them had been working for Nate for years and he hadn’t shown as much concern as he had shown for Ruby. It took them by surprise because everyone knew Nate Jacob