rld ti

ched, her chest ti

o

ouldn't be

collapsed onto the cold hospital floo

her side. The moment their gazes met, tears welled in he

renching sobs that s

fate s

ep taking every

her past. And now... she had lost the

ly let her grieve, murmuring soft r

a," he whispered. "It will

te

y times. But this time, fate di

merciless hand that ha

al, going through the motions-therapy sessions, check-ups. Peo

was there

depth of a loss that had t

wounds healed, she

ds didn't hea

rson as nothing more

her bones like an old wound that refused to heal. Work became her

ed her about throwing herself into work as a coping mechanism, but w

rs flying over the keyboar

ou," the voice on the o

blouse, she hurr

ho had given her this job-was seated at his desk, skim

ing today. A last-minute arrangement. Some high-profile busines

cally, already making a mental che

rfect," he added, his tone

t. Instead, she got to work, making sure the meeting room was immaculate-arrangi

her breath before the doors to

, he wal

ed, and carried an aura so commanding that the room itself seemed to shrink around him. His t

blue. Sha

ped inside, his ga

face-too fast to catch. But for t

oc

ge

ng unre

His expression smoothed over, repl

ad of the table, nodding briefly to

ura fe

ga

er-aware of it-the weight of his stare, the way his eyes drifted tow

keeping her hands

't know

s sure

s looking at her.

thought aside. It didn't make s

ed. She was gathering the documents, preparin

you stay back

filtering out of the room. The CEO stood next to the man-the

d something that made