The mansion was quiet when I arrived, its grandeur lost on me as usual. After my first day at the café, my body was tired but my mind was buzzing. I hadn’t fumbled a single order, and even the customers seemed friendlier than I expected. For once, everything felt... good.
The warm shower that followed was perfect—hot water cascading down my back, washing away the remnants of the day. I let myself relax, letting the steam soothe my tired muscles. Liam hadn’t been at the mansion when I arrived, and I didn’t care where he was.
It was strange how my feelings for him had started to fade, as if the crush that once consumed me was slipping through my fingers like grains of sand. Maybe it was time. Maybe it was because I had seen him so clearly now—his flaws, his cold demeanor. Or maybe it was b
