The days that followed their return from the farmhouse were marked by a stifling silence. Alison and Noah had both slipped back into their daily routines as though nothing had happened. But the truth was, the tension between them had grown so thick that neither of them knew how to break it. Their lives, once filled with easy banter and comfortable silences, had now become monotonous and boring honestly. Even lonely, maybe?
Noah threw himself back into his work with a kind of single-minded determination that bordered on obsession. Meetings filled his days—endless hours of negotiating deals, reviewing contracts, and making decisions that required his full attention. But even as he discussed profits and strategies, a part of his mind remained stubbornly fixated on Alison. He would catch him
