Sharon briefly recounted to Thomas how she had met Felipe.Thomas lowered his gaze, a faint, inscrutable smile playing at the corners of his lips."He seems… to like you a lot," he remarked.Sharon averted her eyes from his deep, unreadable stare."Felipe does have some feelings for me, but… it's mostly admiration," she said.Thomas's voice came from above her, calm yet teasing."Then why do I get the feeling that it's more than just admiration?"Sharon was momentarily speechless.Felipe, being from Spain and open-hearted, had never hidden his attraction to her. When he confessed his intentions, she had explicitly turned him down. But Felipe had simply replied, "Sharon, you have the right to refuse me, but I also have the right to pursue you."Later, as Sharon's work grew more demanding, she declined several of Felipe's invitations, and their contact gradually dwindled.She thought for a moment and said, "It's been a year… maybe Felipe already has a girlfriend by now, or some
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