The days that followed felt like they were dragging on. Emma couldn’t shake the heavy feeling in her chest, the constant weight of uncertainty pressing on her with every glance Alexander threw her way. It wasn’t just the distance that gnawed at her now—it was the feeling that something had shifted between them, and no matter how hard she tried to bridge the gap, it only seemed to widen.
She tried to push the nagging thoughts aside, focusing on her own work and the little distractions that helped her keep her mind off the growing rift. But when she saw Alexander at a dinner with friends one evening, everything she had been trying to ignore came crashing down.
They were all at a chic restaurant, a place Alexander had frequented often for work meetings and casual outings. Emma had tried to
