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    And more importantly, when Gerard had mentioned that Freya was some elite hacker, Melvin had said the same thing about his own boss. When Gerard praised her fighting skills, Melvin imed his boss could take on ten of him. How could that be a coincidence? It was starting to sound like Melvin had been talking about Freya all along.


    “Then why don’t you just take time off like before?” Gerard asked.


    “There are still some loose ends at the office. I need to wrap things up before stepping away,” Melvin replied, his words as firm as ever.


    “How did you meet Ms. Briggs?”


    Melvin didn’t answer. He wasn’t nning to. Was Gerard ever going to let it go?


    Gerard was nearly certain. “Ms. Briggs is your boss all along, isn’t she?”


    “You’ve got it wrong.”


    “That’s impossible!”


    “I’ve got things to do. Gotta go now. You’ll never guess who my boss really is,” Melvin cut the call abruptly, leaving Gerard no time to dig further.


    If they kept talking, Freya’s identity would be out in the open. Gerard stared at his phone, dumbfounded.


    He had been seventy percent sure it was Freya. But the way Melvin handled the call—so calm and sudden—made him question everything again.


    Now, he was only twenty percent sure. Had he gotten it all wrong? Then why was Melvin working part-time for her? Didn’t his job pay well enough already?


    And then, a light bulb went off in Gerard’s head. His eyes widened in disbelief. Could it be… Melvin had a thing for Freya? Once that idea took root, it consumed himpletely.


    If Melvin really had feelings for Freya, then everything suddenly clicked into ce.


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    Melvin, of all people? That emotionally unavable guy had faked his own breakup just to pry information out of Gerard? And on top of that, even with his cushy sry, he’d still picked up a side job working with Freya?


    All those thoughts tangled in Gerard’s head, stirring up aplicated mess of emotions.


    He’d always assumed Melvin was clueless when it came to rtionships—never in a million years did he expect the guy to fall for someone before he did.


    Pushing his sses up the bridge of his nose, Gerard gathered himself and decided to head to work. Melvin might’ve taken a leave of absence on his behalf, but Gerard figured the best way to clear his mind was to keep busy.


    While on his way to the office, it hit him—his reaction to Melvin’s confession had been way too calm.


    After mulling it over, Gerard pulled out his phone and fired off a voice message, chewing Melvin out for getting him drunk just to dig for secrets.


    At that exact moment, Melvin happened to be wondering the same thing—was Gerard too chill about the whole situation? Seeing the message pop up, he felt a bit of relief wash over him and went right back to eating his lunch.


    Melvin spent the rest of the afternoon tied up in office matters. Meanwhile, once Gerard arrived at the office, he was summoned straight to Kristian’s office.


    Kristian nced up from his desk and, in his usual deep baritone, asked, “Sobered up?”


    “Yes.”


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