*Alejandro* I couldn't bring myself to look at Anna for long, fearing that I may want to pull her up, so I treated her a bit cold—not because I wanted to but because I had to. I tried to keep my work life from my personal life, as I have always done. How did she suddenly start working here? The last time we spoke, she never mentioned looking for a job. She was slightly startled by how I treated her, but I'll have to apologize afterward, just not now. I pushed the file I was reading to the side. I couldn't concentrate anymore. I bent down and massaged my template. I raised my head when I heard a knock on the door. Slowly, the door pushed open, and Anna stepped in. She walked gently towards me, and I had to force my head to keep looking down. I only raised it when she stopped in fro

