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“I’m not leaving because of you,” she said. “I’m leaving because we forgot to plan for this. We were so careful about hiding us that we never prepared for us to win.”

“One of us has to go,” she said.

“Because I didn’t have a solution yet.” Boss at Work Team Leader Couple -2022- UC Eng S...

The silence stretched. Outside, the city lights flickered on. “I’m not leaving because of you,” she said

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At work, Leo was different. Not cold, but distant. He ran ops with military precision. When he visited Emma’s floor, he never singled her out. He’d nod at her the same way he nodded at the intern. “Chen, the Q3 forecast needs to be tighter.” “Yes, sir,” she’d reply, face blank, heart racing.

“No.” Emma’s voice was quiet but final. “You love this place. You built the ops framework from scratch. I can lead a team anywhere.”