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Chapter Thirty Three

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WESTON LOCKE

It has been two weeks since Micah broke things off with me, I'd seen him occasionally at work but I had been so busy with meetings in and out of the office. Theo had been helping with a new pitch we had coming up at the end of the year but he remained unbiased and refused to speak to me about him.

I understood why, Theo and Micah are friends and he would be talking behind his back. Theo is a good person and that's how I knew he wasn't speaking to Micah about me either, although in a way I wish he was.

Fred and I had been out at a meeting in North London all morning, we hadn't even come into the office at all today. I couldn't wait to shut myself in my office and avoid everyone so I could focus on my emails that had been piling up. Even the thought of tackling them was making me feel nauseous but I had to do it, I just needed the peace first.

We got back just after lunch, the office was quiet and everyone had their heads down. I was pleased because I could feel pain begin to grow between my brows, the last thing I needed was a headache but a silent office would help.

I shut my office door behind me and shrug off my jacket, rolling up my sleeves to my elbows and popping open my top button. My fingers fumble to loosen my tie before I remove it from my collar, dropping them onto the chair.

My feet walk around my desk before I fall back into my chair, releasing a heavy breath. I glance down at my desk and spot a white envelope with my name and Neptune on the front.

I lean forward instantly, digging my finger into the top and ripping open the paper. Slowly, I pull out the letter and glaze over the words.

Dear Weston,

Please take this letter as a notice of my resignation from my position as logistics analyst specialist. My last day of employment will be October 23rd.

It has been a pleasure working with you and your team over the last year and a half. I am extremely grateful for all of the opportunities and experience I have been given and I will take this with me in the next steps of my career.

I would be more than happy to train my replacement and complete a handover for whoever may replace my role.

Thank you again for this opportunity to work for Neptune & Co. I wish you and your staff all the best.

Sincerely

Micah Bleu

I lower the paper to the desk and stare ahead of me. "Fuck," I mumble to myself, running a hand over my mouth and gripping my stubble.

My back leans into the chair as I push my fingers through my hair over and over, trying to gather my thoughts. He's going to leave, fuck, if he leaves who says that I'll see him again?

He just got the promotion of his dreams and now he's throwing that all away.

I try to ignore the way my chest thumps heavily as I stand from my chair and walk towards my office door. My mind couldn't even process what I was doing but I had to talk to him about it, I had to make sure that this is what he wanted to do or if he was just making a rash decision he'd later regret.

As I approach his desk Theo glances up at me but Micah keeps his head firmly in his computer. "Hey man," Theo warms me as I nod at him.

"Micah," I say, catching his attention. He looks up at me, pushing his glasses further up his nose. My lips almost tremble at the sight of his face, his blue eyes blinking back at me. "Can I have a word with you in my office?"