Chapter 579 A Conversation With You

Jack held onto my wrist, but I could feel his restraint. His bloodshot eyes softened slightly before he sighed and let go. "Eva, you're just so..." He trailed off, seemingly unsure how to describe me. Truthfully, I didn't know how to describe myself either—stubborn and conflicted, perhaps. I kept telling myself that Jack and I weren't meant to be, but emotionally, I couldn't completely detach myself from him. I was a tangled mess of contradictions. Maybe if I stopped seeing him, I'd finally let go. But one thing I knew for certain was that the project in Manovia couldn't afford any more issues. Someone reporting him meant someone was targeting him. With trouble brewing in the Erewhon office, too, immediate action was necessary. Once I finished refining the design framework, I trusted Emma to handle the remaining details. I grabbed a small carton of milk from the fridge and handed it to Jack before steering the conversation back to work. "I can't stay to oversee the detail