Chapter 4

Back at the office after the trip, it was like nothing had happened.

Everything was back to normal.

Liam went right back to being icy toward me.

He still chewed me out in meetings.

He still made me the scapegoat whenever something went wrong.

It was like that whole week on the business trip never even happened.

I felt a distinct pang of loss.

I really had been overthinking things.

One day, after work, Ethan showed up again.

"Sophie, you must be wiped out from the trip. How about having dinner with me?" he said.

I thought about it for…