Chapter 282: Paranoid?
Derek was now going through life in a way that he had never imagined for himself.
A life where he did not have Emily as a PA, and she was no longer his girlfriend, or anything else to him.
It was not a good feeling at all, not having her close. Not being able to see her on a regular basis. Not having her calming presence by his side. It was pure torture.Derek’s own personal hell.
Absence did not make the heart grow fonder, as most people said. Those people were clearly either very high, or were in deep denial.
Now that he was speaking from experience, Derek had come to his own conclusion. In his opinion, absence actually made the heart grow desperate. How on earth had Derek ever even convinced himself that he was fine without her? He missed Emily something fierce. Derek could deny it until he was blue in the face. But at the end of the day, the truth was the truth,and lies could only go so far. At some point, Derek had stopped trying.
But rather than just giving up on everything because he missed Emily so bad. Derek had decided that keeping himself busy, was his best bet at survival. So he worked, and worked...and worked.
Studying projected profit margins. Attending as many meetings as possible. Going through his reports, and then those of others. Checking up on Haven Group’s latest projects, and making sure that the old ones were still on track. Anything and everything to keep his mind off of Emily. Derek did it, and he did it with such dedication that he got quite a few worried looks, from a lot of people.
But Derek did not care what people felt or thought about his actions. He was doing everything in his power to keep himself from missing Emily too much. And working was helping him a great deal. But the working bit was mostly for the daylight hours.
The night time was a different story altogether. Insomnia had welcomed him back like an old friend. So that meant no matter how tired he was after a full day of hard work. His mind refused to shut off at night.