Chapter 359:

The assistant shifted uncomfortably, glancing around as if the walls held the answer.

Knowing the strain between Alicia and Caden, she didn’t dare give too much away.

“I’m not certain… probably not for a month or so.”

A shadow of impatience crossed Caden’s face just as Gerry arrived.

Before Gerry could even ask anything, Caden spoke, his voice cold and casual.

“Don’t bother.

She’s not here.”

Gerry blinked, at a loss for words.

Caden had originally booked a dinner reservation for the evening, but the thought of going now felt pointless.

With a dismissive wave, he handed the reservation off to Gerry, then returned to his empty apartment, placing the bouquet he had bought in a vase.

The vibrant petals, still full of life, were a painful reminder of Alicia’s absence from his life.

Lately, the distance between them had become more than just physical.

Months had passed with more silence than conversation, more space than closeness.

another month of absence looming ahead, it was clear she

the first time,

it was just

Then two.

Then six.

endure this separation—until eventually, she

sharp ache twisted in Caden’s chest, an

jaw clenched as his

he grabbed his

Alicia’s itinerary

arrived in Bechorion,

find her hotel, and after pulling a few strings, he

as

Alicia wasn’t there.

under her name, all her

asking around, Caden discovered that the

he would come after her, and

was clear now that she really didn’t want to see

had gone to great lengths to avoid

out a bitter

took a long, hot shower in the room

by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring out at the sprawling skyline of Bechorion, the flickering city

the other, the bitter

felt awful to be played

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