Chapter 31

After that incident, Claire felt something very different. Alex seemed to be avoiding her, even Claire, who always used to drive him to the university, was now replaced by one of Alex's personal drivers.

Alex simply said, "My teaching duties are becoming more demanding. We can't synchronize our schedules anymore."

Claire didn't believe it. She would have been thrilled if Alex asked her to take her anywhere. They had been doing it for years. Claire clearly felt Alex was trying to avoid her after yesterday's incident. Moreover, Alex was burying himself more often in his workspace and locking the door. The door was now locked.

One day, Claire dared to knock on the door of his office. She had brought all the cleaning tools for the workspace. Alex responded shortly, "I'm busy."

"I just want to clean the room," Claire replied. "I won't disturb you."

"Another time." Alex still didn't let her in as before. After a long silence, Alex added, "Claire, try to socialize more with your friends. It