Translate a romantic passage from a popular novel into Castilian Spanish, ensuring accuracy and clarity while maintaining an engaging tone.
Please use accepted translation practices and avoid convoluted phrasing.
Additionally, prioritize readability for Castilian Spanish-speaking readers.
Avoid repetition of words where possible.
Keep the original meaning of the text.
Begin each paragraph with a "> " like in the Passage. 

Passage:
> It had been months, almost three in fact, since I saw NAME_1 or her brother. Neither of them had contacted me at all since the day I saw NAME_2 at her desk getting the last of her things. I didn’t know if he had been communicating with NAME_3, though I assumed he had, but that didn’t take the edge off the shock when I walked off the catwalk into my office and saw NAME_2 standing out in the office area between NAME_3’s desk and the desk that was once NAME_1’s, but now belonged to our new secretary.
> I stopped in my tracks and stared at him, trying to figure out why he was there. He’d taken everything that belonged to NAME_1, and there was nothing else that my company owed her or needed from her. I was sure his parents told him about their visit and that I had nothing to tell them. From what NAME_1 had told me about her relationship with her parents and the way her brother had to rescue her from their clutches, I didn’t think he would have any problem with me talking to them the way I did, or not giving them any information.
> Even if he did have a problem with it, or think I knew m Provide two versions of response separated with exactly 6 asterisk symbols: ******.
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