Chapter 319

Evelina

When I arrived at the office at 8:25, I expected to find Alaric already hunched over his desk as usual. However, his office door remained firmly shut, and the lights were off. There was no sign of him.

Strange. Alaric was religiously early, often beating even the cleaning staff to the office.

I settled at my desk, arranging the day's files and checking his calendar. Nothing scheduled befor