Chapter 277

All day, Jabco barely spoke unless necessary. His tone was sharp in meetings. His patience thin. One small mistake from a manager earned a cold glare that made the room fall silent. Riyana noticed everything. She brought him lunch. He barely touched it. She handed him files. He nodded without looking up. The office felt heavy. By evening, Riyana finally made a decision. She had been sitting at her desk for almost twenty minutes, doing nothing, just staring at the drawer where she had kept the movie tickets. Her heart felt restless the whole day, like something was stuck inside her chest. It doesn’t matter what he thinks, she told herself again and again. I just want my heart to feel calm. It was his birthday. She had forgotten it. That alone was already bothering her enough. If she did nothing now, she knew she would regret it later. Slowly, she stood up, took the tickets from the drawer, held them in her hand, and walked toward his office. She raised her hand to knock. But before she