Chapter 51

Chassy

“Chas!” Xander said this when I entered his office. He stood up and met me halfway. “I wanted to talk to you, and after you left, I felt so anxious," he said. I believe him because, until now, he still looked that way.

“Yeah, I said we would talk about it, right?” I replied, and he nodded, so I walked to his table and sat on the chair in front. The same chair that Sena sat on when I found them talking here with Ethan.

“Have you eaten? I’ll ask the kitchen to–”

“It’s fine; I already ate at Dad’s,” I said and waited for him to sit back in his chair. I am nervous; I don’t deny that. Who wouldn’t when even married couples get divorced? How much more us, who live separately?

“Chas, I know this is sudden. I wanted to think that it wasn’t true, but it is," he started. “I love you, and the goddess knew how much. If only I could turn back time–”

“Stop it, Xander,” I said, and he started to look worried; he must have thought that I w