The morning light slid through the curtain. I took a quick bath, then went to the pool area for breakfast and a short dip in the water.
I'd been pushing myself hard these past few days. Towers, simulations, meetings—no pause in between. I earned this.
After finishing laps, water still clung to my skin, cool droplets sliding down as I made my way to the table for breakfast.
Bread, eggs, bacon, coffee, and a selection of expensive-looking pastries that came straight from the city's most renowned bakery.
Only Alice and Sophie joined me, and their ruined my appetite a little.
No casual talk filled the space. No idle noise followed each movement.
Speaking freely didn't come naturally—they were maids, after all—and I didn't want to force it by commanding them to converse with me.
Just like that, breakfast passed without a word.
I went upstairs to the office that once belonged to Daniel.
