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After He Let Me Fall Chapter 37
NYLA The name hit me strangely. Even though I had never met her.“And you are Nyla,” she continued before I could respond. “I have heard quite a bit.”I felt the driver shift beside me.“What do you want?” I asked.Her lips curved faintly. “Direct. I like that.”She stepped closer, not invading my space but close enough that I could see the faint gold flecks in her eyes.“I wanted to see you myself, I prefer clarity.” she said. “Clarity about what?”“About you.”I swallowed. “What about me?”She folded her hands in front of her, composed. “You have been comfortable here.”“I live here,” I replied.“For now.” The words landed harsher than I expected.My chest tightened. “If you have something to say, just say it.”She nodded slightly, as if I had passed some invisible test.“You would be heavily compensated, you'll also be financially secure, cared for. And that is for the rest of your life.” she said plainly.I stared at her. “Excuse me?”“Whatever you need, a house, business ventur
After He Let Me Fall Chapter 36
NYLAThe soft echo of my own footsteps followed me from one room to another like I was searching for something I had misplaced. Or someone.Kael didn’t come home throughout. It was almost sunset.He didn’t text or call. And I told myself that it was normal. That men like him had late meetings and unexpected dinners and emergencies that came wrapped in tailored suits and discreet conversations.But something felt off. My intuition kept bugging me.He had been distant. Cruelly distant. I tried to ignore it.I tried to convince myself that I was imagining things because I cared too much.But when the phone beside me stayed silent all day, when the other pillow remained smooth and empty, something inside me tightened.I showered slowly, as if trying to distract myself from the thought of him. I dressed up at the same pace. By noon, I couldn’t sit still anymore.I grabbed my bag and headed downstairs, the marble floors cool beneath my bare feet before I slipped into my shoes. The staff gre
After He Let Me Fall Chapter 35
KAELThe door had barely clicked shut behind Caitlyn when the air in my office shifted.Her perfume still lingered faintly, something, the life she chose or was chosen for her. I stared at the door for a long second, half-expecting her to walk back in and say she’d been joking. That this was some twisted sibling test to see if I would flinch.She didn’t. The room was mine again. Mine and the wreckage at my feet.Papers lay scattered across the floor, contracts bent at the edges, flight details half-crumpled under my shoe. I didn’t bother picking them up. Control was a performance, and I was too tired to perform.Marry Mia? The words circled back.I moved behind my desk and sat down slowly, elbows resting on the wood, hands clasped in front of my mouth. For years, this had been simple. The promise existed in the background, filed away under inevitabilities. Mia Hangrove, future wife, strategic alliance, a merging of power that would silence any remaining threats to our name.It had al
After He Let Me Fall Chapter 34
KAELCaitlyn tilted her head when I finally stepped aside.“Are you going to keep staring at me like I’m a ghost, or are you going to let me into your office?” she said lightly.I exhaled through my nose. Of course she would start like that. Typical Caitlyn, always straight into my space like she’d not been gone for years.“Come in,” I said, pushing the door open.She walked past me as if she still owned half the building. Maybe she still did. She was my older sister, and she inherited half of whatever I owned now. She just made the choice of stepping away for good.I closed the door behind us and moved to my desk, shrugging off my jacket. “You could’ve called.”“And miss the look on your face? Absolutely not.” she replied, already wandering around the room. I felt the familiar warmth I used to feel.The one we’d had before everything fell apart. Before funerals and lawyers and whispered negotiations in dark rooms.I gestured toward the chair across from my desk. “Sit, please.”She ig
After He Let Me Fall Chapter 33
KAELI didn’t remember grabbing my coat.One second I was standing there, the corridor still breathing with the aftermath of my own words. The next, I was already outside, the front doors slamming behind me hard enough to make the glass shudder. I didn’t stop walking. I didn’t want to stop to think. I didn’t want to turn back. I couldn’t turn back.My phone was already in my hand. I didn’t remember pulling it out either.“Prepare the flight,” I said the moment the line connected. My voice sounded steady, which almost pissed me off. “Today. I don’t care how tight the schedule is.”There was a pause on the other end. “Today?” he repeated. “Sir, your meetings—”“Cancel them,” I snapped, cutting him off as I strode toward the car. The gravel crunched beneath my shoes, loud in the open space. “Reschedule, delegate, I don’t give a damn. I’m leaving today.”“Any destination in mind?”I hesitated because the truth was, I didn’t care where. I just needed distance. Somewhere her presence could
After He Let Me Fall Chapter 32
NYLAWhen I returned to the penthouse, the first thing I noticed was Kael's absence.Only silence would have been peaceful. This was different. Kael wasn’t there. His shoes weren’t were missing. His jacket wasn’t slung over the chair. I felt unsettled as I stood there longer than necessary, bag still on my shoulder, listening for footsteps that never came.Eventually I moved and dropped my bag by the console and stood still for a second, listening, like I might hear his footsteps if I waited long enough.I stopped a maid in the corridor. She smiled politely, the kind of smile people give when they know something you don’t.“Has Kael returned?”She shook her head. “No, ma’am. He left earlier. He hasn’t been back since then.”“Thank you,” I thanked her and walked away before she could see my face change.I told myself I didn’t care. I told myself this was expected. Still, the disappointment sat heavy in my chest.I decided to eat, mostly because I needed something to anchor me. Brunch
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