Chapter 9: The Private Teahouse

Clara currently had one monumental mission: figure out once and for all whether Julian had a girlfriend.

To that end, during her latest stakeout, she paid excruciating attention to everyone he interacted with.

However, when he walked into an exclusive, members-only

Chapter 10: The Pink Slip

With both of his previous obligations wrapped up, there was no reason to linger at the teahouse. Julian led his assistant toward their next scheduled destination, entirely unaware that the girl was standing right by the main entrance.

The moment she spotted him, she snapp

Chapter 11: The Unemployment Slump

No one can ever predict what the next second will bring.

Coming in high on morale only to be handed an unexpected pink slip right before clocking out, Clara managed to suppress any obvious negative emotions while in the office. She quietly completed her exit proc