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paalala ni Zelyth, checking her watch before standing up.
"Sige na, let’s grab lunch. Baka maunahan pa tayo sa premium salad station sa lobby."
"Mauna ka na, Zelyth. I just need to finalize this layout," Lauren replied, her voice dropping into a quiet, serious register.
When Zelyth left, the corporate office fell into a muted, hummed silence.
Lauren looked back at her monitor, her long fingers hovering over the keyboard.
She was an independent professional now, standing on her own two feet, free from the strict constraints of a university syllabus.