Chapter 93. Despondency and Zeal

Roman’s POV

I gazed at the closed door with my mouth agape in a mixture of shock, confusion, and devastation. I racked my brain to figure out whether I had unknowingly said something wrong to Sofie. But I couldn’t place a finger on a single wrong thing that I had said. Something must have happened for her to bring up the contract termination letter out of nowhere suddenly.

I sighed as I inwardly debated whether to ring the doorbell again or not. Eventually, I settled on the latter option because I didn’t want to ruin our relationship further, so I just dejectedly walked back to the car.

Nathan darted me a scrutinizing stare as I approached the car. Thankfully, he noticed my melancholic demeanor, and he didn’t bother to utter a word to me as he opened the back door.

“We’re heading to my grandmother’s place,” I revea