Find Me In Your Labyrinth

Emily flashed a grateful smile, “Thank you, Mr. Lamont”

“Just call me Jonah,” Jonathan grinned back warmly.

“Alright then!” Emily cheerfully agreed, before heading back to the kitchen.

As soon as she turned around, her smile faded. Her previous encounter with Charlie had been far from pleasant and utterly awkward. Plus, Charlie was pissed at her So, she decided it was best to avoid him for a while.

Jonathan plonked himself on the living room couch and shot a text to Charlie, “What did you do to piss off Emily again?”

Charlie texted back promptly. “Did she say something to you?”

“Don’t sweat it, she didn’t spill anything”

After a while, Charlie pinged again, “Where are you?”

Tm hanging out with Estelle,” Jonathan replied.

fact that he was with Estelle that they

had intended to invite him, but Emily

his face betraying no emotion,

because he’d lost his temper? Did she even pause to think

her. If she wanted distance, so be it. He was worried he might snap at her again, anyway

still suffocating under a cloud

Monday

moming full of meetings, Emily went to the cafeteria alone for lunch as usual since

Charlie returned in the afternoon, Tracy went to his office to hand him a few documents that needed his signature. She then reported. “Frank’s Colin is hosting a dinfier tonight to celebrate the

looking at the documents in his hand. He

agreed quickly and

walked in, standing a meter away.

to glance at her, paying particular attention to the scar on her forehead. It was

gaze and asked in a flat tone, “Are you still mad at