Chapter 80

• Sienna sat across from Kaemon, her fingers tracing the smooth edge of her cup. The café’s hum of chatter and clinking dishes surrounded them, but to her, it was distant, like the muted noise of a world she wasn’t part of. Her mind was miles away, caught in a loop she couldn’t break free from.
• She had heard his explanation—about HR getting involved, the abruptness of it all, how he was trying to protect her. The words made sense. But they didn’t settle right. They only deepened the knot in her chest, twisting tighter with every passing minute.
• Why didn’t he tell me sooner? The question haunted her, swirling in her mind like a storm that wouldn’t quiet down.