Chapter 106

OLIVIA'S POV Dominic left. Just like that. No confrontation. No explanation. Not even a glance in my direction. Did he really witness the kiss? If he had, wouldn't he have reacted? The Dominic I knew—the one who once ruled with passion and fury—would have lashed out, confronted us, demanded answers. But this silence? It was unlike him. And yet, here I was, enveloped in a void of uncertainty. I should have felt relieved. His absence should have brought me the peace I'd been craving. But instead, there was this gnawing emptiness, a hollow ache that refused to be ignored. Why did his silence hurt more than any words he could have spoken? I found myself replaying moments in my mind—his lingering glances, the tension in his posture, the unspoken words hanging between us. Had I missed something? A sign? A farewell? My heart was a battlefield of conflicting emotions. Guilt twisted with confusion; longing danced with resentment. I had chosen to move forward, to embrace a future free from the c