JCW The Full Story: Things Left Unsaid by Maximo Roman

Sofia and Jovan are two ambitious professionals navigating the high-stakes environment of a New York corporate office after a company merger. Amid shifting dynamics and mounting pressure, Sofia forms a playful and disarming connection with Jovan, a charismatic rising talent whose easy charm and strong family ties unsettle her in ways she didn’t expect.

Their relationship unfolds through chance encounters, witty banter, and moments of vulnerability that linger longer than they should. But as they navigate office politics and personal insecurities, both begin to wonder if this unexpected bond is only a distraction, or a doorway to something deeper. When they’re together, everything feels so right, but they also face that delicate space of leaving things unspoken.

At the crossroads of ambition and intimacy, Sofia and Jovan must decide whether to risk the comfort of what’s known for the possibility of something real.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘣. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬"—𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘢 𝘑𝘊𝘞 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥.

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