Chapter 131. Torture for Arden

ARDEN

I didn’t think it would be this stressful.

Miss Loveson came with another announcement that we had another week off for more preparation, so fortunately, I didn’t have to go back to Elite just yet. A full week to rest, breathing, and maybe even get back to some sort of normal. Cade, on the other hand, wouldn’t be coming back with me because of his duties.

With great power truly came great responsibility. And in Cade’s case, the responsibility seemed endless. He had so much to do, and so did I. There was a mountain of work—literal piles of documents, schedules, and endless messages from people asking for help, advice, or approval.

Cade, of course, insisted he would do it all on his own. He’d given me that stubborn look of his, the one that said “you’re not touching this, Arden” in the most loving yet infuriating way possible.

Naturally, I ignored him.

So there we were, spending almost every waking hour sorting through work. We did it side by