Chapter 98

• Jack sat at his desk, scrolling aimlessly through his emails. His mind kept drifting back to the last couple of hours, the argument with Mariam still weighing heavily on him. He tried to focus on work, but the nagging feeling in his chest made it impossible to concentrate.
• His phone buzzed on the desk, and he glanced down at it. A message from Mariam. He picked up the phone, hoping it was something that would bring them closer, something to bridge the gap between them.
• But as he read the text, his heart sank.