Hazel’s POV
I needed to breathe on my own,I was scared what if something else happen and Alex leave me .
So this morning, I stayed quiet. I didn’t bring him coffee. I avoided the elevator we usually shared. I buried myself in emails and meetings.
And when it was time to leave—I clocked out early.
But just as I stepped outside into the parking lot, I froze.
There, near his car, stood Alex.
And beside him?
Vassane.
She looked flawless, of course. Her hand resting casually on the car window. Her body angled toward him like they belonged in the same photo.
I couldn’t hear what they were saying. I didn’t need to.
My chest tightened.
It was the image. Just the image of them side by side. Like she never left. Like she had a place beside him again.
I turned away quickly before either o
