Guarded Strangers
The next morning, when Eliana arrived at the company building, she saw a few journalists waiting at the gate, just as she had expected. Of course, they wouldn't let up easily. She rolled her eyes, took a deep breath, and embraced herself for more intrusive questions. However, she walked into the building smoothly without being stopped by any of them, as if they had suddenly lost interest in her. Eliana turned back to look at them, a bad feeling rising inside her. If these journalists were not waiting for her, then there was only one possibility. They were waiting for Xander. Her heart ached. She knew all too well the feeling of being caught in such a vortex, and it pained her to see Xander falling into it. It made her realize that deep down, she believed or at least wanted to believe
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