Chapter Forty One

Carlton's heart had been ladened heavily by the turn he and Stacy's relationship was taking, even though he had tried to forget the thought of it many times. It seemed to him many times that she had made up her mind, and it was clear that he had to move on, but sometimes, he found himself imagining that there was still an ounce of hope somewhere.

He truly wished there was. He truly did. Because, if he couldn't get her back, he didn't think he would be able to have any woman ever in his life anymore.

Though still encumbered with lots of work he had to execute behind the scenes for the betterment of their conglomerate corporation, he had been slower than usual and unable to work with sharp precision like before.

The moment of her subdued rejection played repeatedly in his mind, and her unwavering unapologetic smiles seared into his memory, realizations that he could not accept easily. It was a bitter pill for him to swallow, considering that days had started counting because the stipu