39 The distance between us

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Lior’s POV I push the door open. The room goes still. Every face in the meeting freezes as soon as I walk in, but my eyes are already locked on her. Lila. Sitting at the far end of the table, head bowed, pretending to scan a document like she doesn’t notice me. She’s been parading around with this team for the past two weeks, acting like she doesn’t have a whole job description that begins and ends with me. Not just at the office. At home too. She’s been slipping through cracks I didn’t even know we had. And now this? I watch her for a beat. She doesn’t even flinch. Not even a twitch of acknowledgment. Like I’m invisible. I scoff under my breath. So we’re still playing this game, huh? Maren looks up and notices the tension. I see her nudge Lila subtly, but I don’t wait. “Am I inte

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