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.

with another month of absence looming ahead, it was clear

the first time, Caden

was just

Then two.

Then six.

how long she could endure this separation—until eventually, she might

chest,

as

a second thought, he grabbed his car

itinerary was

already arrived in Bechorion, determination etched on

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

as Caden

Alicia wasn’t there.

had been booked under her name, all her details were correct, but she was nowhere to

Caden discovered that the

would come after her, and she had purposely misled

that she really didn’t want to

to great lengths to avoid

let out

shower in the room she had

out at the sprawling skyline of Bechorion,

after the other,

awful to be

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