Chapter 16
Author: Purplescent
last update2025-09-30 22:57:26

The atmosphere on the executive floor was thick enough to choke on. Ari's presence felt clumsy and loud. She kept her eyes glued to the papers on her desk, meticulously avoiding the closed door of Xavier's office unless it was when she couldn't avoid him. Every sound,the click of her keyboard, the whir of the printer, the distant thud of the elevator door,was an unbearable spotlight.

Xavier was no better. The few times she had to drop off documents, she found him standing by the window, his bac
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