Chapter 70

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Soren rejected my proposal. “Nah, it’s fine. It’s hardly urgent. We can schedule another time when you’re free.”

“I don’t think I’ll be free anytime soon. If my sister passes away, I’ll have a lot to handle. I’d rather not delay your commission, so I’d like my assistant to speak with you,” I said as sincerely and politely as I could.

He wasn’t foolish. He immediately sensed something was off. “Taylor, why does it sound like you’re distancing yourself? Have I, or my family, done something wrong?”

He was as candid as ever, never one to mince words.

My tongue faltered. I couldn’t come up with an excuse anymore.

Soren added patiently, “Please let us know if we’ve offended you in any way. It’s alright.”

“N–No! Quite the opposite. You… You’ve been so unimaginably considerate and kind to me that it’s almost…”

‘Almost feels like a trap!‘ I finished in my mind.

I didn’t dare say it aloud for fear of offending them.

He chuckled. “Have we been so friendly that you suspect an ulterior motive?”

was too clever–or maybe

had to deny it.

Of course not. You misunderstand me. It’s just… I’ve got a lot of personal matters to attend to lately. And the

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were the truth, though.

had gone beyond the typical relationship between a

needed to stop before I sank any deeper into these feelings and caused myself more pain. I

before he finally muttered, see. You genuinely want to distance yourself

Mr.

You don’t need to send your assistant to me. Just

I could say anything

and watched the screen as his name faded to black.

wallow in the complicated emotions that

I hurt someone who genuinely cared for me, or had I protected myself

my instincts?

was as if I had lost something precious. The pain was reminiscent of when I realized Edward had

been with Edward for over six years. My relationship with Soren had only existed in a

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wake up from

saying I could c I wanted to finish them, though. I had

soon as possible, and as a

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