Chapter 5: Met With Her

"Prisley, you don't have to go tonight." Heather said, his tone heavy with melancholy.

"Why not? You already agreed with Steve."

Heather drew her closer, his embrace tightening. "I just... don't want you to go." He confessed, his gaze softening, a hint of vulnerability quite different from his previous icy cold.

Caught off guard by this rare display of emotion from Heather, Prisley felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Despite being together for four years, she had rarely seen this side of him.

Leaning into his chest, she was about to offer words of comfort when Heather abruptly released her, his gaze once again veiled in frost.

"You can go now." He walked out of the office, leaving Prisley behind.

Back at her own desk, Prisley couldn't shake off the feeling of confusion. This man... he had been tender and affectionate moments ago, but now he seemed distant and cold.

She sighed, trying to make sense of it all.

Meanwhile, Heather struggled with his own confusion. The reason of Prisley'