The house stayed quiet long after Silas left that morning.
After Silas left in the morning, Ayla eventually calmed down from her earlier embarrassment. The excitement of the new home slowly settled into something softer. Something calmer.
The house was large compared to the apartment they had lived in before, but it did not feel empty. The warm tones she had chosen for the interior, the soft lighting, the small decorations she had already placed around the living room, all of it made the space feel gentle and welcoming.
Still, silence filled most of the day.
Ayla did not mind.
She had grown used to quiet.
She opened her laptop and settled at the dining table with a notebook beside her. A few pending reports waited for her attention. Even though she had been allowed to work remotely for months, there were still pending reports she needed to check before sending them to the company database.
Her fingers moved across the keyboard slowly but steadily.
