Chapter 31. Dinner

"How are you, Brian?" Sandra said as they were in Brian's office. She smiled warmly while scrutinizing the handsome man who might still hold a special place in her heart. It had been two years since they last met, and Brian had become even more attractive and influential, now the CEO of a large company. Sandra hadn't expected to meet Brian again in a business collaboration like this, and she hadn't prepared herself to see him again after the heartbreak they experienced two years ago.

"I'm good, how about you? It's been a long time since we last met," Brian replied amiably, offering Sandra a bottle of cold drink from the fridge. Brian then sat on the sofa opposite Sandra.

"As you can see, I'm good," Sandra replied, shrugging her shoulders after accepting the drink from Brian. After some small talk with Brian, Sandra intended to say her goodbyes promptly. She didn't want to linger with Brian any longer, fearing that the love she had tried to bury deep inside her would resu