Chapter 35

Tobias

It’s been close to five weeks since I left Hannah, and I hate to say it, but I will have to stay in this country for longer than six weeks.

The newly built hotel in southern Sweden is in utter chaos. The people they hired are

unfriendly and unsuited to be my staff, and I’ve decided to personally run interviews to find people to hire.

It’s a pain in the fucking ass, but I have to do this. It’s important the people working for me carry the friendly spirit that Ford Hotels stand for. I’m sure Hannah will understand when I call her. I miss her like crazy, and after this nightmare of a recruitment train is over, I’m- taking time off work for a month.

I want to teach Hannah how to drive and take her on a road trip along the coast. Eat good food, watch the sunset, and go swimming as much as possible, possibly even surfing. My brothers and I are all talented at that, but Mark is the best one on the board.

“Tobias?”

Hook up from my computer and do a half-spin in my chair. As usual, Sarah doesn’t knock. She is standing in my office with a nervous smile on her lips, and I resist the urge to sigh. “What do you want?” I can’t hide the irritation in my voice. Sarah doesn’t deserve it, but I can’t help it. Seeing her just sets me off in a bad mood. I can’t relax around her, probably because we have so much history.

“Nothing special, I’m just… umm…” she takes her freedom to sit in the chair in front of my desk. “I know that you chose Hannah, and I respect that. I do, but I would still like to talk.”

notice she must have done another surgery on her face. This time, her cheeks

she use

she took a lot of his assets with her? Probably. I mean, she

my shoulders because there is an odd air around Sarah.

deep, shuddering breath. “I’m just going to come on out and say

“Mmm?”

noticed, I’ve lost a lot

thin and white as a ghost these days, but that’s none of my business to

because of my condition,” she grimaces. “I suffer from cachexia. It eats your muscles and

symptom…” I can’t say it, and Sarah gives me a

smile.

that is unlikely.” My chest draws

who I’m in love with way too late. I thought I could forget about when I found that I was dying, it wasn’t Daniel who I wanted beside

you, but

at her, entirely speechless. It all makes sense now. Sarah used to be manipulative and sneaky. She got together with Daniel to make me jealous, to make me beg to

she came back for me, divorced Daniel, and wanted me back as her husband

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