For an entire week after Xenia left, York didn't see her even once.
She didn't return to the office. She didn't appear among their mutual friends. And unlike before, she didn't quietly come back to apologize after a few days whenever they had a fight.
The office was filled with rumors that Xenia had run away because she felt guilty.
But York remained expressionless, convinced that she was only throwing a tantrum.
Xenia had loved him for so many years. She had always been gentle and understanding, putting him first in everything she did. She would never truly leave him.
This time, she had only been hurt by the public criticism at work. She was just deliberately avoiding him to make him feel guilty. If she continued acting this way, he would simply terminate her employment for unauthori
