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I cross my arms over my chest. “I didn’t think it was.”
“Don’t bother going back to your apartment. It’s mine.”
“I know.” Joke’s on him because the place is empty of everything I want to keep. Lori made sure of that. I’ve already promised her full-time employment with a raise at whatever new home Serena and I buy.
“Get out of my office,” he grits out, hands gripping the edge of his desk.
I do as he says, looking back at him one last time by the door. “Don’t screw things up with Connor too. He’s all you have left.”
I exit, a weight lifting off me as I pass by Vivian’s desk. This must be what Gabriel meant when he said he felt alive. I don’t regret my decision. If anything, I’m exhilarated by it. I can do whatever I want.
But right now, there’s only one thing I want to do.
See Serena.