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    Of Norton and his endless criticisms—his inability to understand what her work meant to her. But it didn’t matter. She understood. That was enough.


    She gazed out the window, her expression unreadable, touched with a quiet sadness.


    “Yvonne, we’ll finalize the article tomorrow! With Mr. Delgado’s interview, this issue is going to be a hit!”


    Margie leaned in to peek at the photos, her excitement bubbling over. Her voice pulled Yvonne from her thoughts.


    “Of course it’ll be a hit,” Saul said, shing a smug grin. “With me in it, how could it not?”


    “You’ve got a point, Mr. Delgado!” Yvonne replied,ughing.


    Soon, they reached the office.


    “You two head up—I’ll skip the elevator ride,” Saul said, smoothing his hair with a wink. “Can’t risk your coworkers losing focus with me around.”


    Yvonne let out a loudugh at what Saul had said, nearly toppling over from how funny she found it. She paid him no mind and, hooking her arm through Margie’s, made her way up the stairs.


    The workday hadn’t even wrapped up yet.


    Everyone on the ‘Nature’s Essence’ crew looked stunned to see the pair return so soon.


    “Did the owner boot you two out or what?” Malvina asked, her face wearing a peculiar expression.


    Margie opened her mouth, ready to fire back. But before she could, Yvonne gave her hand a light squeeze, silently telling her to hold off for now.


    Rory had a troubled look on his face. “See? I warned youing up with fresh ideas isn’t a walk in the park. So now what do we do about the next edition?”


    “Exactly! Mr. Griffin’s going to tear into us again,” someone else moaned, and soon enough, a chorus of grumbles filled the room.


    “Don’t stress about it, Yvonne. You’re still the new kid on the block,” Malvina said calmly, taking a measured sip from her mug. “I’ve been with ‘Nature’s Essence’ for ages, and to be honest, we rarely do anything out of the ordinary. So if things didn’t go perfectly, that’s totally normal.”


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    Margie couldn’t hold back any longer. “Who said we messed up? We just wrapped up the interview quicker than usual, that’s all.”


    Mouths fell open all around. The majority of the team broke into big smiles.


    “Yvonne is incredible! We might actually score a bonus this time!” one of them shouted with excitement.


    Only Rory and Malvina lookedpletely stunned, needing a moment to let it sink in.


    “Why didn’t you dig a little deeper?” Rory asked, his brow furrowed in doubt.


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