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*

Faith returned to the office.

She still couldn't get over the stares from her co-workers. She got that some were surprised by her return, while the rest like Darla and her friends hadn't made an effort to hide their displeasure.

Her eyes held his briefly and she experienced a swift change in her breathing, her heart was starting to pound too fast.

There had been a considerable change in their relationship, just like the way he was staring at her right now, ...