Chapter 49

Arnold sat at his desk, staring at the flickering screen of his computer.

The office was quiet, save for the occasional shuffle of papers and the soft bums of air conditioning.

His fingers drummed absentmindedly on the edge of his mug as he reflected on what had happened a week ago.

Nora had walked into his office, her face flushed with frustration.

She had been struggling with her workload, feeling overwhelmed, and Arnold, in a moment of impatience, had suggested that maybe she should just quat if she couldn’t handle the pressure.

At the time, it seemed like the right thing to say.

It was supposed to be a push, a way of motivating her.

But now, with the silence in the office, he couldn’t help but wonder if he’d pushed too far,

He hadn’t heard from Nora since then.

A week had

d passed, and while Arnold had assumed she would return to work by now, there had been no sign of her.

He’d almost convinced himself that it was just a temporary tantrum, a flare up of emotions that would settle in due time.

But deep down, he wasn’t entirely sure.

The thought that she might not come back gnawed at him.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want her to leave–it was more that he hadn’t really expected her to go.

pushing away from his desk,

the clock–it was

than usual without Nora’s presence, but he had work to

shelf. filled it with warm water, and poured a small amount of moonwort rea into it.

filled the air, he took a sip, his thoughts lingering

“Maybe

her time,” he thought. “She’s probably dealing with things on her own. She’ll be

Meanwhile, in Studio Starline, the

was there, working diligently at her desk, completely

away had given her the space she needed to think things through, and now she was back, not only ready to work but eager to prove herself.

on a large project, one that had originally been handled

complicated piece of work that usually took him nearly

determination, haad managed to finish it in

“send” and forwarded the completed work to her colleague Maks, she leaned back in her chair, her eyes

trlaced

had given at her all. There was in way

ow furrowing

reached the last page, his

was

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through the file

something incomplete, perhaps a mistake here or there,

a polished professional piece of

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