Chapter 504 Billionaire's Lies

• Each day, as Saben moved through his job, he caught sight of Jenny throughout the office—her intent eyes on her monitor, her reflective looks when she was making a call, her professional smile that always seemed so composed. At first, when he had been with her, everything had been so charged, so full of things left unspoken. Now, after time, the intensity had mellowed but it remained. But as he stood there, watching her from a distance, he rationalized that he was over her.
• There was the usual hubbub in the office, the common din of ringing phones, gossip between coworkers, and rustle of paper, but there was a stillness in Saben's heart. It had been a long, messy road, and Jenny still tugged at something within him. But it wasn't the desperate, nervous tug he had once felt. This time, it was more of a kind reminder of what might have been, and an awareness that it was time to move on.
• He had invested so many months entangled in feelings he could not quite make sense of, torn between desires for Jenny and Clarisse. The boundaries had become jumbled at times, but now it was truer than ever. With Clarisse, he had a history—one filled with love, regret, and the chance to make things right. With Jenny, there had been an undeniable spark, a connection that had made him second-guess everything. But with the passage of time, and the distance widening between them, Saben began to understand something: sometimes the most difficult thing is to agree with yourself that not everything can be, no matter how much you desire.