Chapter 762:

By the time she arrived at Elysium Apartments, a pulse of anticipation stirred beneath her skin. It was already late — Chris should have been home by now, no matter what had delayed him.

With deliberate slowness, Maia slid the key into the door, almost holding her breath as she stepped inside — only to find the apartment steeped in darkness.

There was no trace of Chris.

Maia’s heart sank, heavy with unspoken worry.

Switching on the light, she caught the faded aroma of the dinner she had prepared, now left untouched — a quiet testament to how long she had been waiting.

A weary sigh slipped from her lips as she collapsed onto the sofa, hands kneading the tension from her temples.

Worry gnawed at her — was Chris caught up in trouble? Yet beneath that anxiety, a deeper hurt threatened to surface, one she struggled to ignore.

left her without even a single text. Even if his phone had died, surely he could have borrowed a

like

resilient after Vince, moments like this revealed just how vulnerable she still

the cushions, eyes

long she had been waiting when, all at once, the faint sound of footsteps echoed just beyond the door, followed by the quiet

fog of

familiar silhouette stepped inside, illuminated only

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to the wall clock without conscious thought. The hour hand had already swept past four

the sofa, she folded her arms and watched in silence

room as he

across his features before his

scanning his disheveled hair and dirtied sleeves. Her voice carried a sharp chill. “You finally decided

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