Chapter 122

Roman's POV

After hearing her last words, I let out a quiet sigh that felt heavier than it should have. I dragged over an office chair from the corner and sat down across from her. For the first time since I walked in here, I didn’t feel like a boss talking to his employee, I felt like a man trying to reach through the invisible wall she had built around herself.

She had just let down her guard a little, and that was progress, something I’d been trying to achieve for days. If she was willing to open up, even slightly, then maybe, I could close the distance between us.

She said she wasn’t ready to fall in love again, but her voice carried a sadness that made me believe she wanted to, deep down. Her heart just needed to heal and that wouldn’t happen if she kept living in her shell, convinced that everyone who came close would hurt her. Maybe… I could be the one to help her heal.

“So you’re telling me,” I began carefully, leaning back in my chai