Chapter 16

Katarina

Three days had passed without any signs of Jerome. It was the first time he had stayed away for this long and I wasn't sure if I should be worried or happy.

It was three days of no harassment from him, I didn't have to work extra because of him, but at the same time everything felt slow without his presence.

It felt as though life was boring when he was gone, and looking back now, I had come to realize he was the only person who had made things a bit interesting in my life ever since I decided to run away from my wedding.

"Are you missing him?" Ella teased after she noticed I had been staring at the table Jerome used to sit for too long.

"Why would I miss him? He's nothing but trouble." I answered quickly before walking away to attend to a customer. I knew Ella would tease me if I continued to hang around, and I really wasn't in the mood to be mocked at the moment. I took the customer's orders, and as soon as I returned, Ella picked up from where she stopped.

"I really tho