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Hazel’s POV

The day had favored me. First, Drake had been a no show at the office which meant I could breathe and work without anxiously looking at his office door all the time. I did not have to be on high alert and that made me happy. Second, my colleagues, the ones who did not like me, were too busy to bother me. Apparently there was going to be a company auditing next week-they had not been doing their work properly and were working tirelessly to remedy that. I, on the other hand, had been doing my work diligently and had no reason to worry.

It was time to go home but most of my colleagues were still working. I did not envy them at all, it was their cross to carry. I picked my handbag, cleared my work station and walked past the angry, hungry and tired faces with a spring on my steps. Some raised their heads just to scowl at me. Like it was my fault they spent their time telling stories and gossiping instead of doing what they had been hired to do. I ignored their sour faces; noth