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The thermos and the breakfast she had carefully prepared that morning sat ignored on the corner of her desk.

Maybe all the effort I put into waking up early and simmering this soup means absolutely nothing to him, she thought bitterly. Why am I still humiliating myself like this?

Chloe Bishop twisted open the thermos lid, poured the golden chicken broth into a mug, and gulped it down in one go