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CHAPTER 143: Guilt takes root
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Tempted by my Godlike boss CHAPTER 143: Guilt takes root
FLORIAN’S POVWe drove home mostly in silence that evening, Roseline resting her head lightly against the window, her eyes closed, exhaustion finally catching up with her after everything Clara had shared with us. I kept my eyes on the road, though my mind stayed fixed elsewhere entirely, replaying every word Clara had spoken over and over.She heard a child crying. She didn’t hesitate.I thought about Roseline’s mother running back into that fire, not once, but twice, and each time the image played through my mind, guilt twisted a little deeper into my chest.That night, after Roseline had gone to bed, I sat alone in the living room, staring blankly at nothing in particular, the weight of everything Clara had told us pressing down heavier with every passing minute.If she hadn’t come back for me, Roseline would still have her mother.The thought settled uncomfortably, refusing to leave no matter how hard I tried to push it away. I thought about Roseline growing up without her mother’
Tempted by my Godlike boss CHAPTER 142: Full circle
ROSELINE’S POVClara got up slowly and moved toward a small cabinet in the corner of the room, pulling out an old shoebox covered in dust. She carried it back carefully and set it on her lap.“I kept a few things,” she said quietly. “From back then. I never really knew why. I guess some part of me needed to hold onto it.”She lifted the lid and sorted through a few faded photographs before pulling one out and handing it to me. It showed the restaurant, warm light spilling out from its windows, a small group of staff standing out front, smiling for the camera.“That’s her,” Clara said gently, pointing to a woman standing near the edge of the group. “Eleanor. She used to come by sometimes, even though she didn’t work there. She was close with a few of the staff.”I stared at the photograph, my mother’s face young and full of life, nothing like the vague, faded memories I carried of her. “She looks happy,” I said softly.“She was,” Clara said. “Always laughing about something. She used t
Tempted by my Godlike boss CHAPTER 141: The visit
FLORIAN’S POVI knocked on the door and waited, Roseline standing close beside me, her hand still holding mine. A minute passed before I heard footsteps shuffling slowly on the other side.The door opened, and an elderly woman peered out at us, small glasses perched on her nose, gray hair pulled back neatly. She looked at Roseline first, polite but distant, the way you’d look at any stranger. Then her eyes moved to me.She froze.Her hand came up to her mouth, and for a second she just stared, like she’d seen something she wasn’t ready for.“It’s you,” she whispered.“I’m sorry?” I said carefully.“You look just like him,” she said, her voice shaking slightly. “Your father. God, it’s like looking right at him.”I glanced at Roseline, unsure what to say. “My name is Florian Hollis,” I said gently. “I think you might have known my parents.”The woman nodded slowly, still staring at me like she couldn’t quite believe what she was seeing. “Clara,” she said. “Clara Simmons. Please, come in
Tempted by my Godlike boss CHAPTER 140: A new lead
FLORIAN’S POVWe stayed on the study floor for a while after reading the letter. Neither of us said much at first. Roseline just held the envelope, running her thumb along the edge like it might tell her something the words hadn’t already said.“Do you think we should actually go?” I asked finally.She looked up at me. “You don’t want to?”“I don’t know what I want,” I admitted. “We just got back to something that feels normal again. What if this ruins it?”“How would finding out the truth ruin anything?”“What if this Clara woman doesn’t remember anything? Or what if she tells me something I don’t want to hear?”Roseline was quiet for a second. Then she reached over and took my hand. “Florian, you’ve been looking for this woman for years. You told me that yourself. This might be the only real chance you ever get.”“I know,” I said. “That’s what scares me.”“Talk to me,” she said softly. “What are you actually scared of?”I let out a breath. “I don’t know. Maybe that she’ll tell me so
Tempted by my Godlike boss CHAPTER 139: Rebuilding
FLORIAN’S POVThe weeks that followed brought slow, gentle changes, small pieces of Roseline’s old routine gradually returning, though grief remained quietly present beneath the surface, a constant, familiar companion neither of us tried to rush away completely.She started visiting the store again, tentatively at first, spending just an hour or two to get some house stuffs before returning home exhausted, though something in her expression seemed lighter each time, small fragments of her old self slowly resurfacing.“The new pastry chef is doing as of now,” she mentioned one evening, settling onto the couch beside me sharing a full gist of how her went.”Something she hasn’t done for a while now,I was really happy that i was just smiling softly as she was revealing how her day went.“I feel better now,” she said, a faint smile touching her lips, though exhaustion remained clear in her tired eyes. I laughed softly, relieved by even this small glimpse of her familiar determination ret
Tempted by my Godlike boss CHAPTER 138: Coming home
FLORIAN’S POVWe sat quietly together for a long while after her quiet admission, the exhaustion in her body slowly easing into something softer, more relaxed, as she leaned fully against me for the first time in weeks. I held her carefully, my hand rubbing slow, gentle circles against her back, savoring the simple comfort of finally having her lean into me again after so many days of careful distance.“Do you want to go back upstairs?” I asked softly after a while. “Look through more of the photographs together, maybe?”She nodded slowly, straightening slightly, though she remained close beside me as we made our way carefully back up to the study. The scattered photographs still lay exactly where she’d left them, memories of her parents spread gently across the floor.We settled down together carefully among the photographs, and Roseline picked up one gently, studying it closely, a soft, wistful smile slowly touching her lips despite the fresh tears glistening in her eyes.“This one’
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