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her the new pr manager of his team catches his attention
and
him doing everything he can for her to notice him
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"Well I'm sorry. I'm doing my job."
"I know but for the love of God, leave me alone."
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Max watched as Daniel stomped his way to their team principal. Christian Horner was talking to the mechanics when he saw Daniel from the corner of his eyes.
Daniel didn't want to make a scene but he had a hint, especially when Max just pointed to Christian. He knew he will get answers from the man.
"Daniel-" "Where's Clara?" he cut him off. Christian stared at him blankly. "Did you do something?"
"That's some accusation Daniel." Christian said as he crossed his arms. The driver frowned, "I just want to know why in the amount of times I have tried to be close to Clara, she pulls away. Especially when you are around. I want to know why she isn't around the moment media day started. I want to know what's so wrong with having Clara around."
Christian sighed and shook his head, "Listen carefully to what I will tell you. Clara Ankin is a talented and hardworking PR Manager but unfortunately she had broken one of the conditions in her contract."
Daniel furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head, not understanding what he was saying. Christian continued his explanation, "Forming feelings towards a driver. To you."
It was like a bucket of ice cold water was poured on Daniel. Feelings? For him? "She- she doesn't-" "Because she didn't tell you Daniel. That last day in Belgium, she admitted it because I suspected it. She told me."
FLASHBACK-BELGIUM: July 2023
Christian waited for Clara to say something. He waited for her to say he was wrong. That what his observations were wrong, that he wouldn't lose a great worker.
But she lowered her head, "I'm sorry Christian. I tried to push it away but I can't." Christian sighed and placed a hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry too Clara. You know what's in the contract."
"I do."
"I'll let you say your goodbyes."
NETHERLANDS: August 2023
"Everyone knew." Daniel muttered. Christian nodded as the driver looked around. "She said goodbye to you all?"
The mechanics nodded sadly and he couldn't help but shook his head. "Why- why didn't she say goodbye to me?" Before Christian could say anything that could trigger something in Daniel, Max finally decided to say something, "Because she couldn't."
Daniel turned to him, he wanted to be angry at Max. He wanted to yell at him, ask him why he hid it away from him, he wanted to punch. "She couldn't because she thinks she wouldn't be good for you."
That stopped him, his jaw dropped. She thinks she isn't good for me? Why? "Honestly I don't even know why she thinks that but if you think about it, you do not smile and laugh the way you do with her. Or how much you push yourself to do great so she would congratulate you so you would have even the smallest interaction."
Daniel stared at him, "Then why does she still that?" Max sighed and shook his head, "Because she is stubborn."
