"Then why won't you meet me?" I asked the most crucial question. "You knew it was me all along, didn't you? Back when you worked at Riverview Tower, you avoided me. You thought I was just some employee beneath you."He shook his head firmly. "No, it's not that. I was scared."He stood up, circled the desk, and walked toward me step by step. I instinctively took a step back, but my back hit the cold door behind me. There was nowhere to retreat."Nova, you're under my eyes every single day. I watch you frown at your computer, gossip with your colleagues about the cafeteria, quietly celebrate when a proposal passes," he said from above.His voice was low and husky, carrying a pull I couldn't resist."You don't even realize it, but in every meeting, my eyes are always on you. I watch the way you lean over your notes, the way you bite your pen while thinking, and the little panic you try to hide when I call on you," he said softly. "To me, no matter what name you go by, you're always
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