*Rebecca* The office was quiet. It had always been quiet, but without Alessandro, it was almost lonely. It was the first day with Nico as the CEO. They hadn't made a big deal of it. They had hardly acknowledged the changing of the guard. There had been some mumblings among the other accountants, but as the head of accounting, I felt it was unnecessary to comment on any of it. I felt good about the fact that I at least wasn't dating my boss anymore. It shouldn't have bothered me the way that it did but it was nice for things to feel a little more 'normal.' Still, Alessandro's absence left something to be desired. It still truly felt strange to be buried in numbers after getting out of jail. No one in the office addressed it since I returned. There was some possibility that this was the

