Both of them stopped.
Mira's face went white. Yannick looked back at Hailey with undisguised disgust. "Watch your tone, Hailey."
Hailey remained composed. "Don't forget what we agreed."
Yannick did not bother answering. He guided Mira out and closed the door behind them.
Hailey pressed a hand over her chest as the pain intensified. Her face had lost all color.
That night, she sat alone beside the bed and turned on a warm floor lamp.
But from the moment the lamp was lit until it was completely turned off, Yannick never came.
For the first time, he had broken their agreement.
Perhaps he believed that here, so far from home, his promises to her no longer mattered.
Hailey let out a quiet breath and rose.
*****
Yannick returned to his temporary office after a strategy meeting and fou
