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Scott, help me!” Tabitha pinned her last hopes on Scott. All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.
Scott sat on the couch, legs crossed, smoking a cigarette, and gave her a cool glance. “Griffin hasn’t settled this year’s accounts yet. If you marry into his family, the debt will be wiped clean. It’s time to do something for the family.”
“Dad would never agree! Tabitha screamed with the last of her strength, collapsing into the arms of the maid,
Scott stared at her an
slowly exhaled a stream of smoke. “It was Dad who negotiated with Griffin.”
“That’s impossible… He loves me so much…” Tabitha’s eyes suddenly lost all their light, and she kept muttering to herself.
“Lock her up. Don’t embarrass us here,” Betty said with a frown.
At Future Inc.
During the meeting. Camila’s phone buzzed nonstop. She glanced at it–it was the number of the college professor she was set up with. She hung up directly.
He persisted and continued to call, so Camila turned off her phone.
Connor glanced at her. “You can take it if it’s important.”
Camila shook her head. “It’s nothing.”
Only after the meeting did Connor leave the room, and she turned her phone back on–to find twelve missed calls.
“Why’s he still calling after being hung up on? I’m clearly busy,” she muttered–under her breath.
“Who is it?” asked Marissa, who was packing up the
on equipment.
“A blind date,” Camila said reluctantly.
Marissa looked surprised. “I always thought you had a
Camila shushed her.
“Bousand.”
end.”
Marissa chuckled, “Got it. If the guys in the office found out definitely chase you.”
“Doesn’t the company forbid office romances?” Camila
There are a few secret couples around. As long as it d
you’re single?”
Camila nodded.
public, no one will know,” Marissa said with a smile. “Does Mr. Connor know
Marissa closed the door of the meeting room and whispered to Camila. “Keep your b he cares more about personal capabilities, the fact that you just arrived at headquarters and be misconstrued as
not being fully dedicated to your job, which is a major faux x pas in the workplace.”
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Thank you. I got it, Camila said with a slight smile.
boyfriend, when you plan to get pregnant, etc. I faced gender discrimination when job hunting. I was lucky to join Future Inc. I even got
“Women of a certain age can’t escape the marriage and maternity thresholds in the workplace. Usually, you’ll be asked if you have a
a generous bonus from the company when I got married earlier this year,” Marissa shared.
Camila nodded in agreement. The job market can be tough. Some employers with narrow views regarding marriage and maternity leave set up employment thresholds.
Two of her schoolmates were let go because they had boyfriends. Months later, they still couldn’t find new jobs.
But Camila wasn’t keen on getting married, and agreeing to the blind date was just to
her appease mom.
After work, Camila finished her tasks at home before taking a shower. While in bed, scrolling through her phone, she noticed her mom had called around ten. Worried, she immediately called back.
The phone was picked up quickly.
“Mom, why did you call so late? is everything
“It’s nothing. I just wanted to chat, Claire said.
okay?”
Relieved there was no emergency, Camila lay back in bed, fiddling with a stuffed toy, and said, “I was just taking a shower.”
Claire paused for a few seconds, then asked, “How’s it going with that college professor?”