Chapter 85 - Chapter 85 – Near Confession

The moment the office door closed behind her, Caro finally lost control of the breath she had been holding since leaving Peter's office. It escaped shakily into the silence while her hand remained frozen around the handle for several long seconds, as though part of her still expected him to follow her down the corridor and demand answers she no longer knew how to survive giving. The executive floor had quieted almost completely now, most departments already dark except for scattered strips of cold light stretching beneath glass office walls. But even alone, she could still feel the pressure of his eyes on her from minutes earlier. The suspicion in them had followed her all the way back here.