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In the course of the entire day, Lucy Campbell didn't try to persuade James Brown of anything, nor did she offer him any advice. James's love life was such a mess now that even she felt a headache coming on. By staying neutral and not offering advice, she kept herself out of it temporarily. She didn't want James to think, should they ever end up together, that she had meddled and destroyed his relationships with other women.
Lucy simply fulfilled her duties as a secretary—pouring him some water, discussing work topics, or casually chatting with him a bit to help him relax and not feel so overwhelmed.
At lunchtime, Gina Lopez didn't show up at the cafeteria. When James called her, Gina just said she had eaten something in her office and didn't feel like coming down. Though her tone didn't sound angry, James could sense a certain distance between them.
