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 clock–it was mid–afternooil

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

with warm water, and

filled the air, he took

“Maybe

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

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working diligently at her desk,

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

taken on a large project, one that had originally

usually took him nearly a week to

Nora, in her quet determination, haad managed to

colleague Maks, she leaned back in her chair, her eyes closing for

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the last page, his eyes widened, las jaw dropping slightly.

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smiled, leaning over her desk. Do you see any changes

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