Chapter 2025

Quiet Farewells

Cecilia had always believed Sven was the responsible type, so why was he acting like this?

“Want me to ask around for you?” she offered.

Charlotte shook her head. “Don’t. If he found out, he’d be furious. He’d think I was digging into his life behind his back.”

She loved Sven so much that, even knowing their relationship felt skewed, she refused to expose the cracks; she only wanted to keep going.

Cecilia sensed that and dropped the subject.

That afternoon, Sven returned-not to see Charlotte, but to walk straight into Cecilia’s office.