Chapter 274: Reiner - Separate Lives
It’s been exactly one month since Reiner moved out of Lucien’s mansion and stopped being my butler and bodyguard. Yes, unconsciously I had been counting.
“Natalia...are you even listening? Natalia...” Edward said as he waved a hand in front of my face.
“Oh, sorry. What?” I said as I snapped out of my thoughts.
“Why are you so spaced out?” Edward asked, looking quite concerned.
“Umm...sorry. What were you saying just now?” I asked as I blinked my eyes rapidly to regain focus.
Edward sighed so loudly that I felt extremely guilty. I had decided to meet up with Edward today to discuss some career plans. Edward truly came prepared with a pre-selected list of potential job opportunities that he thought were aligned with what I was looking for. While he was going through the list of job openings and the pros and cons of each opportunity, I just zoned out on him.
Unfortunately, unlike before I didn’t have that much motivation to find a job or to do anything for that matter. Although I was able to somehow get over my initial shock of Reiner leaving, I have lost my appetite for life in general. Everything seemed dull and I wasn’t looking forward to doing anything or seeing anyone.
“What’s wrong? If you’re not feeling well, we can do this another day,” Edward said as he sat back in his chair.
“No...I’m ok,” I replied, trying to sound confident. The truth was that I knew that I was far from being ‘ok’.
“You don’t look it...” Edward said, clearly unconvinced by my brave act.
“You can continue. I’ll make sure to listen this time...” I said apologetically.