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I was grateful that she stood her ground. I couldn’t imagine Sophie’s life without her.
James had returned to Minnesota. I knew that because Evie told me.
Aside from work requirements, that was the most we’d said to each other in three days.
I’d called James several times after that night, but it all went to voicemail.
I didn’t expect him to answer, but I wasn’t exactly prepared for the hurt, knowing that my best friend was intentionally ignoring my calls. I couldn’t go to him, not while the wound I caused was still fresh.
James had always had a key to the mansion to spend the night if he was ever in town. I wished he didn’t. But it was now evident that karma wanted to strike.
I sank into my seat, bringing out my phone before glancing angrily at the threat message again.
Messages like this didn't come without a demand.
There was no demand now, but it was only a matter of time.
thirty
Evie
I gathered the relevant documents in one hand and made my way to his office.
Without a second thought, I entered his office, walking through the thick tension.
“Here are the necessary documents for the meeting.”
He nodded, spreading the files on his table.
“That is the financial projection for you to review,” I informed him when he touched a document.
“That’d be all,” he nodded without sparing me a glance.
“Prepare for the meeting in twenty.”
I gave a curt bow and walked out, entering into my office.
This was how it’d been for the last week.
We didn’t speak outside of professional boundaries.
Neither did we say anything about that night. No lingering stares, just thick, unlikeable tension.
I was used to the silence, but I couldn’t ignore the noise in my head.
How could I? The guilt was still eating me up. But him… I didn’t know.
I didn’t know what he felt. But I knew the tension existed like clouds over our heads.
How he managed to ignore it was beyond me. Maybe it wasn’t beyond me. Maybe I did know what he felt. Like me, it was guilt.
So why was I still hurt? A few days back I wanted us to not…indulge, and now in the midst of chaos I was hurt things were this way… What was wrong with me?
Thankfully, he didn’t ignore other problems.
The issue with the media had been taken down.
A part of me could now breathe, but the other part was still suffocated.
