Jackie carefully composed a message, triple-checked it, then sent it to Sandra.
Jackie: *"Are you saying Mr. Champion isn't handsome? Then why does Mrs. Champion always stare when she sees me?"*
In the boardroom, executives exchanged stunned glances as their CEO—known for his stoicism—actually smirked at his phone. A manager mid-presentation froze, forgotten while Mr. Champion ignored him entirely.
Their ice-cold boss was grinning at his phone like a teenager. The manager side-eyed his coworkers—everyone was staring, jaws slack. Had the legendary workaholic CEO of FC Group actually gotten himself a girlfriend? The office gossip mill would explode.
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At dawn the next day, Sandra stood with Jackie outside Nexus Visions Studio, her stomach twisted into knots. Back during that emergency
