I leaned against the door and listened to the silence outside.
A few seconds later, Sean said something softly, but the door muffled the words too much for me to hear.
Then there was nothing. So much silence that I eventually thought he'd already left.
But after a very long time, his hoarse voice came through the door again.
"Louise... this time, I'm really letting you go."
I closed my eyes as tears rolled down silently. Not for him. For the old me trapped on the top floor of the Shaw Group for four long years.
Eventually, his footsteps faded into the distance.
When I opened the door again later, only snow remained in the alley. The box was still sitting outside.
I opened the box. Inside was a new watch, even more expensive than the one before.
A stack of cash had been tucked unde
