C114 EVEN IF SHE ASKS FOR HIS LIFE, HE'LL GLADLY GIVE TO HER

The moment the clock on the wall ticked to seven, Stefan closed the file in front of him. He hadn’t finished the work, not even close, but right now, work didn’t matter.

He was tired and fraustrated. Not from the long day, but from the silence Mia had wrapped herself in since the meeting. She hadn’t yelled, hadn’t accused, hadn’t even said much, and somehow