I blinked slightly.
“He’s painfully obsessed with you,” Daniel continued. “That man looks at you like you invented happiness.”
“That’s dramatic.”
“It’s accurate.”
I looked down quietly at my desk.
Then softer—
“What if people think I’m temporary?”
Daniel’s entire expression changed immediately.
“Oh Elena.”
That reaction alone made my chest hurt slightly.
Because unfortunately—
that fear had been sitting quietly in the back of my mind ever since Vivienne walked into that office.
Temporary.
Like maybe I was just the emotional phase before Adrian returned to someone more suitable.
Someone cleaner.
More polished.
More acceptable.
Daniel looked genuinely offended now.
“If Adrian hears you say that, he might actually fight someone.”
“That’s reassuring.”
“I’m serious.”
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