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Charlotte and Megan were still laughing and chatting when someone knocked on the office door.
It was Scott.
“Charlotte, are you free tonight?” he asked.
She looked up from her desk. “Why? What’s going on?”
Scott smiled. “Tiana hasn’t seen you in a while. She says she misses you and asked if you’d like to have dinner with us tonight.” Charlotte paused for a moment.
She could tell that Scott had feelings for her. When he brought Tiana over to help Jodie during her illness, it had made sense. But now that Jodie was recovering, he had already gone above and beyond. The dinner invitations, the thoughtful gifts–he had done plenty.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was using Tiana as a reason to spend time with her. Maybe she was overthinking it, but lately, he had been finding more and more reasons to see her outside of work.
Sometimes he showed up at her place. Other times, he asked to meet somewhere else. If this continued, they would cross the line from casual friends to something more.
For some reason, what flashed through her mind in that moment was a quiet figure standing beneath the roof that early morning. She remembered the embrace that followed–warm, steady, and far more comforting than she wanted to admit.
She lowered her eyes. “I have something on tonight. Could you let Tiana know I’m sorry?”
Scott looked surprised by the refusal. He studied her for a brief moment before replying softly, “Alright.”
After he left, Megan gave Charlotte a pointed smile and narrowed her eyes slightly. “You turned him down because of Sean, didn’t you?”
Charlotte kept her head down and focused on her work. She didn’t answer, but she didn’t deny it either.
That was enough of a response.
Megan’s smile slowly faded. A tight feeling settled in her chest, leaving her frustrated and unsure.
Seven years. But Charlotte was the one who had saved her life.
She had been in love with Sean fors
What was she supposed to do now?
She couldn’t let go of Sean. Not after all this time.
But she also couldn’t bring herself to fight the woman who had once saved her. That wasn’t who she was. She wasn’t the type to repay kindness with betrayal.
There was no good choice.
Megan sighed deeply and stood up. “I’m heading out.”
Charlotte looked
up
at her with a quiet, thoughtful gaze, “Take care.”
Later that night, Charlotte was on a video call with Mia and Lena in their small group chat.
Usually, Mia was the liveliest of the three, always talking and laughing. But tonight, she was unusually quiet.
Charlotte noticed it first. “Mia, are you okay? You’ve barely said a word all night.”
Lena chimed in, her expression concerned. “Yeah, something’s up You seem off.”
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Mia let out a dramatic sigh and pouted. “You both know Yvette Ziegler, right?”
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Lena nodded right away. “The youngest from the Ziegler family? actually ran into her at the mall a few days ago. Why do you ask?”
Mia dropped the bomb. “She has a crush on lan.”
Charlotte and Lena blurted it out at the same time. “What?”
“I just found out yesterday,” Mia said quietly. “She came out of nowhere and started asking me if fan was home and what he’s been up to lately. After I did some digging, I found out she’s been secretly into him for over a year.”
Lena looked surprised. “Seriously? She never seemed like the type to have a low–key crush. Didn’t she date a bunch of guys already?”
Mia frowned. “According to her, she only dated them to make lan Jealous.”
Charlotte and Lena exchanged looks through the screen.
It almost sounded like Yvette thought Ian had feelings for her.
It was as if she actually believed Ian cared enough to get jealous. Why else would she think dating other guys would get to him? Mia must have felt awful hearing that.
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