Chapter 88

Ember's POV

I decided to return to work a week later, simply because as much as the familiar walls of my home weren't pressuring me to get my life back In order, I knew that I had to begin receiving sunlight at some point. I could not simply sink, not after I vowed that I would be stronger.

But to be honest, work wasn't having me. I had called in sick, so there were a bunch of get well soon cards and cupcakes that warmed my heart, but to be honest, I struggled with my functionality and productivity. It was not that I wasn't doing anything, it was just that I felt like I wasn't doing as much as I usually would.

By midday, the president of the company called me, and I thought that I was in trouble, but one look at his face told me I was mistaken. If anything, I saw compassion in his expression and that made my knees buckle,

"Welcome back, Ember. Why do you look that way, are you surprised I was aware of your absence?"