Chapter 533

I stayed silent as well. After all, what was there to say? Would he congratulate me? Should I thank him politely then? Or would he break down, begging me not to marry Logan? And then, I'd gently tell him that it was over, that there was no turning back? Neither of us could say it, nor did either of us want to be the first to break the silence. Yet, deep down, we both knew—knew that the bond between us had begun to fade, that our paths would inevitably drift apart, no longer converging as they once had. The atmosphere in the room was suffocating, heavy with unspoken emotions that made me want to cry. Once, our love had been so intense, the kind of blazing passion we believed would illuminate our whole life. Yet, in its heat, I hadn't realized it had burned us both. Elijah finally broke the silence. "I've been catching up on the company's situation these past couple of days. Ari, you've done well." I shook my head. "I was just thrown into it and had no choice but to manage. The one