"Oh no, no, no," Jessy replied immediately.Her voice came out higher than normal, pitched with the desperation of someone scrambling to maintain a lie that was rapidly unraveling. Her hands had come up in front of her body, palms out in a warding gesture as though she could physically push away the questions being raised. Sweat had broken out along her hairline despite the air conditioning, small beads that caught the fluorescent lights."He's really busy," Jessy continued, the words tumbling over each other in her haste. "Let's not bother him with such trivial matters." She added, her face twisting into lines that suggested Emilia was something distasteful she had stepped in. Her eyes had narrowed, lips curling back slightly from her teeth in what was almost a snarl. The hatred was palpable, radiating from her in waves that made the air between them feel charged and hostile."Yes, we shouldn't bother the CEO with this," Clara said, finding her voice.Her tone had regained some of it
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