Chapter 13. Had I Gone Too Far

2024

Amelia’s POV

My vision became hazy as tears streamed down my face, blurring the blinking cursor on the screen. It felt like an eternity since I had started crying, and time seemed to bend and distort with each sniffle. I hadn’t even bothered to remove my work clothes or call Kaylee about the accusation and how I’d stormed out of the company building.

All I could think about was the way Adrian had looked at me; eyes filled with absolutely nothing. I knew that it shouldn’t have bothered me, but for some stupid reason, everything he did or didn’t do bothered me. I hated him so much.

Eventually, overwhelming exhaustion overtook me, and I succumbed to a restless sleep.

Waking with a raw throat and puffy eyes, I forced myself upright. The resignation letter I wanted to send to Mark would not write itself.

Then there was the sadness that gripped me as I wondered what Dr. Anya Sharma, the brilliant mind behind the project that Atlantis