🩷 ✨ The office was empty, cloaked in silence, except for the soft hum of Preeti’s laptop and the faint tapping of keys under her tired fingers. Everyone else had gone home hours ago, but she was still there, determined to finish the work she had started. Her shoulders were tense, her eyes red from staring at the screen, and her breathing slow, almost weary. Siddharth Malhotra stood near the glass wall of his cabin, watching her. He hadn’t left either, though all his tasks for the day were long done. He told himself it was because he wanted to lock up after everyone, but in truth, something about leaving her alone in the office at this hour felt wrong. He finally walked toward her desk, his shoes clicking softly against the floor. “Preeti,” he said, his deep voice cutting through the quiet. She looked up, startled. “Sir?” “It’s late. You should be home.” His tone wasn’t harsh, but there was a firmness to it. “I’ll just finish this report,” she said, her voice tired but polite
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