The confession changed everything.
Not loudly.
Not dramatically.
But quietly—
In the dangerous way emotions changed people forever.
After Jordan Rodriguez admitted he could not survive losing her, silence had filled the office heavily.
Neither of them moved afterward.
Their hands remained intertwined beneath the dim emergency lights while rain continued falling outside Rodriguez Tower.
For the first time since meeting him, Maureen Green saw Jordan without walls.
No cold expression.
No sharp distance.
No terrifying CEO mask.
Just a man exhausted from carrying too much alone.
Jordan slowly looked away first.
Like vulnerability itself irritated him.
The backup electricity returned moments later, flooding the office with normal light again.
The moment shattered instantly.
Jord
