As the sound of her footsteps faded, Dylan lowered his head and covered his face with both hands.

He stayed in the apartment for the whole night.

Lying on the bed where he and Olivia had once slept together, he could still detect her scent on the pillow.

In that hazy state between wakefulness and sleep, Dylan reached out for Olivia in the darkness of night, only to find an empty space beside him.

Olivia was no longer here.

With wide eyes, Dylan sat up on the bed.

He remained there, staring blankly, waiting for the dawn to break.

But he didn’t know that there had once been another person who sat on the bed, her chin resting on her knees, gazing out of the window, also waiting for dawn and his return.

On Monday, Olivia arrived at the company early.

When she arrived, her assistant had already been there for a while.

and Olivia, the assistant

challenges Olivia had endured over

words of persuasion

frame from the bookshelf and stated flatly, “Save

and I have signed the

the

way, did you

the assistant

Foster delivered this earlier,”

gaze towards the envelope, Olivia stared at it for a moment before managing a faint

was quicker

the desk, and I’d like to be alone for

nodded and walked

she closed the

casual suit, leaned against the wall with

the assistant regained

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