Clara
Waking up in New York was more difficult than I imagined.
The sound of the alarm brought me back to a reality that I didn't have time to process. For a few seconds I forgot where I was. Then the white ceiling, the grey curtains, the silence of the apartment... They reminded me of it.
I was no longer in Mom's house, I was no longer under the same city as Ethan. And yet, he was still in my head.
I sat up on the bed and took a deep breath. Today I had to go back to the real world. To the company. To phase two... The expansion, the official opening in New York.
The event that I had been planning for months with Alexander, there was no room for disordered emotions. Or at least that's what I tried to tell myself as I got dressed.
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The office was busier than usual. Designers comi
