Chapter 6

When I walked in, it was clear someone had been in my office.

The files on my desk were stacked differently. A silk scarf was draped over the arm of the couch. The smell of gardenia hung in the air, sweet and cloying.

Chloe was sitting in my chair, running a meeting with the brand team.

She saw me and paused. Then she stood up with a warm, confident smile. "Oh, Evelyn. You are here."

I glanced at the hot chocolate she'd left on the desk. Light on the sugar, no whipped cream, warm. It was the same as how…