Be careful around Asher

Chapter 34

Cynthia POV

'You need to do something with your life, Cynthia. We can't be together' anger surges through me, and I feel my heart hurt so badly as I watch him walk toward the entrance door. Tears well up in my eyes as his words keep hitting me so hard. It has been years since he said those words to me, but they still feel as though they have just been said to me.

Pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I sigh briefly before I proceed toward the entrance door, and I head to the elevator as soon as I walk inside the lobby.

The elevator is quite crowded, but thankfully that I made it to it on time. The elevator rolls open minutes later, and everyone strides out of it.

"Cynthia..." The familiar voice brings me to an abrupt halt, and I squint my eyes confusingly. Wait a minute, have I been in the same elevator with Alex? How come I didn't see him inside? I turn to face him, regardless. He's still as handsome as always, and everything about him is still perfect, but not