Sophia’s POV
I tried to stay still.
Tried to keep the same expression.
The same energy.
But it felt like someone had quietly pulled a thread from inside me… and everything loosened just a little.
Tonight.
He was leaving tonight.
The last time he left…
I swallowed.
Don’t go there.
But my mind didn’t listen.
It never does.
The last time he had gone on a trip…
That was when everything had fallen apart.
That was when I found out about Carmen.
The engagement.
The betrayal.
The silence that followed.
And now…
Here he was again.
Leaving.
Just like that.
“Sophia.”
His voice pulled me back.
I looked at him.
And immediately… he knew.
He didn’t say anything else.
He just stood up.
“Excuse us,” he said calmly.
Emily glanced at me quickly.
Sean’s expression softened slight
