The topic of conservation seemed to have deviated. The expressions on her colleagues' faces were serious. They did not seem to be joking.

Larissa suddenly felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. Since she'd entered the Winston Hotel, she had been working under Allen. He was only a few years older than her. Besides, he was a single father with a son as well.

Apart from work, they had other topics in common.

In comparison to other colleagues, they had more to talk about. Still, there was nothing more between them.

Larissa had nothing but awe, respect, and gratitude for Allen. She didn't have any romantic feelings toward him. Larissa assumed that Allen thought the same of her, but things seemed to be different …

She didn't dare to meet Allen's gaze and chuckled to stop the others from stirring up a fuss.

"You guys, stop cracking jokes about Allen and me. Don't you know how it is between the both of us? We're just good friends and colleagues."

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