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Chapter 109: Distracted at Work

Author: Neerfa
last update publish date: 2026-06-15 23:57:44

Ethan's POV

Returning to the office turned out to be far more difficult than I had imagined.

Everyone had welcomed me warmly in the morning. Some had smiled. Some had asked how I was doing. Nobody had been cruel. Nobody had whispered behind my back.

Yet that did not stop the fear.

The fear had already settled deep inside me.

Every time someone walked past my desk, I found myself wondering what they were thinking. Every time I heard laughter from another department, a part of me automatically as
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