Chapter 251

LYDIA'S POV

After Cassian was thrown out, the office felt suffocating. The air was thick, and the faint smell of spilled water and crushed roses from the shattered vase on my floor made my stomach turn.

I tried to sit back down at my desk, but my hands were shaking too badly to hold a pen.

I couldn't stay here. Not today.

"Nora," I said, walking out to the reception area. My assistant looked up, s