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Their eyes met across the room.

A slow tension filled the space between them.

Neither of them spoke.

Arnold’s gaze dropped briefly to the towel wrapped around her body before rising to meet her eyes again.

Sarah’s fingers tightened around the wardrobe handle.

The air felt heavier now, thick with something unspoken.

Neither of them moved.

Neither of them looked away.

It was the first time in a long time they had truly **seen** each other.

And neither of them knew what to do with it.

Sarah stood motionless, gripping the edge of her towel as the warmth from her shower still clung to her skin. She had not intended to create this situation. The towel barely covered her thighs, and a single movement could make it slip. She pulled it tighter around herself, suddenly self–conscious under Arnold’s

gaze.

“I just forgot to grab my pants,” she said, her voice steady but rushed.

She wasn’t trying to seduce him. She just wanted to avoid any misunderstandings.

Arnold’s sharp gaze flickered over her for the briefest moment before he looked away, his expression unreadable. A quiet nod was his only response.

Something unspoken stretched between them.

Sarah turned quickly and walked back into the bathroom, her heart pounding unexpectedly. She shouldn’t feel this nervous. They had shared the same space for years, yet now, after so much time apart, she felt the weight of his presence in ways she hadn’t before.

When she returned, dressed in her nightgown, Arnold was still in the room. He was leaning against the window, his phone in hand, looking like he had just finished a call.

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them spoke.

of the mattress did little to soothe her. Sleep came slowly, her thoughts tangled in everything that had happened between them.

off, she felt movement beside her.

arm wrapped around her

her

already rising when Sarah woke. The bed beside her was empty. The space where Arnold had lain was cool, as if

sat up, rubbing her temples.

we even doing?**

have time to dwell on it.

she grabbed her bag and stepped outside, only to

He rolled down

She hesitated.

tapping lightly

head. “I’ll take a cab.”

his face as expressionless as ever. “Get in.”

but there was an underlying authority

then let out a small sigh and opened the car door. She slid into the seat beside Alex, who

Arnold started driving.

filled the car.

a game he wanted to play later. But between Sarah and

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they reached the office, Arnold’s luxury car immediately attracted attention. Sarah felt the weight of curious gazes on her and quickly unbuckled her

said

watching as she hurried into the

At Work:

work, pushing aside the lingering emotions from

was important. The studio’s key project for the year had been finalized. She and Leo sent the proposal to Professor

responded the same

Leo asked, disbelief in his voice as he scanned the email.

given a high evaluation but noted that she needed to

out of

“I’ll make up for the years I

to invite him to dinner? Maybe we can discuss some details in

made

“I already have

of it–until he casually added, “Arnold invited me