Chapter 14

Soren gave Zoe an apologetic look. "I ruined your fun, Zoe." Zoe shook her head repeatedly and pressed her hand against Soren's lips. "I'm fine, Soren. We can always visit again some other time." Soren's expression softened right away, and he pulled her into a hug. "You're so good to me, Zoe." Zoe laughed. "Who else do you think would treat you better than me?" The idea of someone else flashed through Soren's mind, but he shoved it away. Holding Zoe closer, he said, "Yeah, no one else would treat me as well as you do." He clung to those words, desperate to quiet the restlessness in his chest. … That night, Zoe turned off the light, and the two fell asleep in each other's arms. But Soren slept fitfully. He kept dreaming about Parker Group's bankruptcy and the image of Rodney and Joyce jumping to their deaths while he slept soundly. He sold the family villa and everything of value, moving into a rundown shared apartment packed with more than a dozen people. His days followed th