Chapter 19 —Ridiculous

Narrator:

Since that morning in the kitchen, Aylin had changed.

And he noticed it immediately. There were no more lingering glances. No more gentle greetings. No more shared silences that used to be filled with tension and electricity.

Now she was pure ice, cold and perfect.

“Good morning, Aylin,” Roman greeted her the next day, passing her in the hallway.

She barely nodded her head.

“Good morning, Mr. Adler.”

And she kept walking, without stopping, without looking at him