Chapter Thirty-Six
The soft, rhythmic click of my heels echoed in the marble hallway as I walked toward the grand dining room, where Stefan was already seated at the long, polished table. The house was eerily silent except for the hum of the air conditioning and the faint music playing in the background. The sense of isolation that had been hanging in the air since I arrived still hadn't left me, but now, I was starting to feel it more intensely. Being in this mansion, under Stefan's watchful eyes, had a way of making me feel like I was losing myself. The more time passed, the more I became entangled in his world—a world I wasn’t sure I wanted to be a part of.
As I entered the dining room, I noticed Stefan sitting there, his usual impenetrable expression softened by the dim lighting, the glow casting shadows across his chiseled features. He was dressed in a sharp black suit, sleeves rolled up slightly, his tie undone—looking every bit the billionaire CEO he was. A man who ruled his wo
