In the office sat a woman in a simple tee and jeans, gripping her jacket tightly

around her shoulders. Yulia glanced at the jacket for a moment, then turned to

an assistant nearby. “How do we handle this?”

“We’ve taken care of everything. The other party will settle it privately.”

Yulia nodded. “How much?”

“Five grand.”

“Alright. Can I take him with me now?”

“Once the paperwork’s done, he’s all yours.”d2

With another nod, Yulia walked out of the office.

Enter title…

The staff exchanged surprised looks. “She didn’t even ask what happened?”

“Who knows?”

Nathan stumbled out, clad only in a crumpled black shirt from a night of heavy

drinking, his head pounding. He staggered slightly, his face the picture of

exhaustion. Spotting Yulia leaning against the car door, he approached her. The

smell of alcohol hung on him, mixed with the scents of smoke and cologne.

Yulia stood up and opened the car door, her expression cool. “Get in. You can

shower and change at home, maybe catch some more sleep?”

Nathan, leaning on the door, looked at Yulia with bloodshot eyes. “How

considerate.”

lips, walking past him.

grip on the car door turned his

urgent voice came from behind them. Yulia,

the other

station entrance, where a slender figure hurried

good memory, especially for someone she’d just

from

coat

on the car door, paused, then

for last night. This

at the clothes in front of him, his suit jacket.

his expression

startled, quickly saying, “I… should I wash it

It’s a

having opened the car door, sat down

his eyes cold. “Clean it and give it

return it to you?”

seat and through the still-open door,

me at the bar tonight. I’ll

woman nodded

car, and Nathan shut

car ride was

to say?” he finally

the two of them, and Yulia

before slowly saying, “What did

for a long time last night, but

said it

was dark. He said nothing, and

and exited the car in silence, Nathan striding

the apartment.

own pace, eventually taking a separate

Nathan.

the apartment first. Soon, Anya came

up excitedly at Nathan. Her joy turned to hurt, and

back on

greeting him, but Nathan didn’t respond or acknowledge

heading straight upstairs.

waited for an apology that never came, and tears welled up in her

but

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