Chapter 139 Bitter Sweet Lies.

It had been weeks since that fateful night with Dexter.

The night when everything changed between us.

The kiss had left me shaken and filled with a whirlwind of emotions.

Dexter recovered from his illness, and it seemed like we had simultaneously agreed to carry on with our respective roles in the project, with Dexter finally approving my program.

But since that night, we had not seen each other again, except for the occasional chance encounter in the firm or at the hotel when I needed his input for a particular issue.

But mostly we sent interference through his secretary.

But every time we crossed paths, a heavy silence would descend upon us, wrapping us in an uncomfortable shroud.

The air crackled with tension, and we both became experts in the art of avoidance.

We were like strangers, two lost souls navigating the same space but avoiding the other like a plague.

One evening, as I stepped into the Firm's lobby, my heart skipped a beat when I caught sight of Dexter standing near the