Chapter 27 Crossroads And Confessions

The following day, Clara could barely concentrate. The hum of the office, the usual emails, the calls—it all felt distant, like she was in a bubble, trying to make sense of a world that had shifted beneath her feet. Julian’s confession from last night replayed in her mind over and over again, like an endless loop she couldn’t escape. She had expected a lot of things when it came to him, but this… this was something else entirely.