The first thing Dominic noticed the next morning was the scent of jasmine. Not perfume. Not body spray. Actual jasmine—subtle, clean, with something sweeter underneath. It hit him the second she walked past his office, her heels a sharp metronome on the marble floor. He didn’t look up. He didn’t need to. He saw her in his peripheral vision—cream blouse, pencil skirt, hair pinned up, neck exposed like an invitation. Stop it. He dragged his eyes back to his screen. Numbers. Projections. Press coverage. His life—routine, efficient, clinical. Then she knocked. He didn’t say “come in” right away. He waited. Five seconds. Let her squirm. “Sir?” Her voice, muffled through the door, made his jaw tense. “Come.” She stepped in, holding a folder to h
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