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.

from his desk, and

the

usual without Nora’s presence, but he had

warm water, and poured a

earthy scent filled the air, he took a sip,

“Maybe

dealing with things on

in Studio Starline, the atmosphere

was there, working diligently at her desk, completely

the space she needed to think things through, and now she was back, not only ready to work but eager to

one that had originally been handled

work that usually

in her quet determination, haad managed to finish it

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

trlaced

given at her all. There was in way to know how her roworkers would react, but

the his be ow furrowing as he skimmed through the content

last page, his eyes widened, las

she was confident.

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Chapter 49

all done?” he stammered, disbelief

Do you see any changes that need to be

scrolling through the file

rushed, something incomplete,

what he saw was a polished professional piece of work–better than what Drew usually

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