Chapter 26

For a while after the announcement, I was speechless. I couldn't tell whether it was true or false. For a brief moment, I was not myself; I was only breathing my life out; how could they suddenly announce my boss's death when we still have a lot to accomplish together in the future?

I hoped it was just a joke and she'd wake up soon and hug me and tell me everything was fine, but she was gone, Mrs Camilla was gone. That's when the uncontrollable tears started streaming down my cheeks. I needed to be certain of myself. I wanted to see her one last time, so I dashed to where she was laying and shook her vigorously, but she didn't respond even after opening the white sheet on her face,

Jackson chased me down and dragged me out of the room, even though I begged him to let me go. Mrs Camilla was everything to me; she was the woman I looked up to, my mentor, and the mother figure I never had. When I thought my life was getting better, it was shattered by an unexpected disas