I stood at Michael’s office for a very long time, not having the guts to open the door. Although it was just a few days of not seeing each other, we have already become strangers.
Whenever I thought of him, I felt nothing but agony.
In the end, I knocked on the door and waited for Michael to answer before going in.
He was sitting on his desk with his head down, signing on papers. He was calm, with no expression on his face.
I looked at his face, confused, at the same time, uncomfortable. Our breakup didn’t seem to affect him one bit.
Perhaps, I was completely dispensable.
I looked at him while standing still. In just a few days of not seeing each other, we seem to have grown more distant.
After moments of silence, and he raised his head. He looked surprised when he saw me but immediately regained his composure.
“Why did you come?”
He furrowed his eyebrows and spoke nonchalantly.
I endured the pain in my heart and walked towards him. I placed the check for two million in front of him, sparing no effort to look calm.
“This is the check given to me by your secretary yesterday, and I’m returning it to you now.”
could feel my voice trembling. I
check. His eyes were filled with emotions that I couldn’t grasp. After all, I had never
head and spoke nonchalantly, “The house
word “compensation” pierced my heart as there was never what I wanted. Giving
what we need. You have helped me
my heartstrings. I really wanted to ask him if he had any longing for me after we broke up. I would be happy to know even if it
He wanted to say something, and I was waiting for
say a word. He remained silent, quietly
take my leave if
repress my longings any longer. I wanted to leave as
Even though I was well aware of the fact
love me at all, and that
it were before, Michael would stop me from leaving. However, he did not stop me
for
went back to my workstation absent-minded. It was difficult for me to accept his
the whole morning in a muddle. At noon, Emma
come to look for Michael. I was constantly looking
when she passed by me, and glanced at
I didn’t want to pay her any attention. Now
by Michael, right?” Emma sneered
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