Ashtine’s POV
The air back in the city felt heavier than the fresh mountain breeze of Antipolo, but it wasn’t the pollution that weighed on my chestit was everything that happened between me and Rich during the team building. The kiss. The tension. The way he looked at me was like I was more than just his secretary.
And Zeke... his lingering stare earlier that morning at the breakfast table didn’t go unnoticed either. Inside the office, everything looked the same but nothing felt the same.
Whispers followed me again, gossip spreading like wildfire among the other employees, but I kept my chin up, acting unaffected, but my stomach twisted. It wasn't just about the kiss or the rumors anymore. It was the realization that I had stepped into a battlefield with two powerful men who could bot
