Alex: "..."
Daniel made a few more jokes before hanging up the phone, and Alex couldn't be bothered to respond. Daniel was always so unserious.
On the other side, Nathan's mind kept replaying the words Ava had said to him. Her words haunted him, especially at night, driving him to the brink of madness.
Another sleepless night, Nathan awoke from a nightmare, lighting a cigarette and slowly smoking by the window, his gaze deep and distant.
The memories of his past with Ava kept flooding back, each one more painful than the last. In just four short months, they had become strangers.
It was once so different. Ava was home, nurturing their child, while he had just established himself at the company. Despite the exhaustion, seeing Ava at home erased all his fatigue.
