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Chapter 31

Author: Freddie Medrano
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The elevator ride to the 29th floor felt different.

Ashley adjusted the strap of her bag, staring at the numbers as they blinked up one by one. Her weekend with Danielle still lingered like a quiet hum beneath her skin—warm and steady.

They hadn’t made any declarations. No rules were set. No labels.

But they didn’t need them.

What happened between them was real. Gentle. Rooted.

And yet—this was still work. Jimenez Corporation didn’t pause for budding feelings. Especially not when those feelings were shared between a director and her subordinate.

As the elevator doors opened, Ashley stepped out with practiced ease, slipping back into her Monday persona.

Except now, there was something else tucked into her chest—something soft and secret and fragile.

Scene: The Quiet Space Between Them

Danielle was already in her office when Ashley passed by with her morning reports. The blinds were half-closed, sunlight slanting through in golden stripes.

Ashley paused, tapped once on the door.

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