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Threatened

Author: Double Dee
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-12 15:20:50

~007

The Whisper of Jealousy

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By Wednesday, Bella Bluefield was doing everything in her power to pretend that nothing had changed.

She came into work early. She left late. She buried herself in sketches and fabric research. She smiled politely at coworkers and kept her head down during meetings. She didn't visit the 20th floor again—not unless summoned. And Xavier, to his credit, hadn’t summoned her.

But that didn’t mean he wasn’t watching.

Bella could feel it. In the way her name showed up more frequently in task assignments. In how she suddenly got access to confidential campaign previews. In the subtle shift of tone when managers referred to her—like they had been told to treat her like someone who mattered.

The rest of the office noticed it, too.

And not everyone was subtle about it.

“So, who’d you have to flirt with to get put on the Valentino brief?” came a voice behind her as she exited the shared design lab.

Bella turned, eyebrows raised.

It was Camille—senior designer, mod
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