Chapter 146
~ Hailey ~
The day dragged on painfully. Each minute feeling like an hour.
Entering stupid data. Row after row of meaningless numbers and information into spreadsheets that no one would probably ever look at. Mindless work that required no thought, no creativity, no skill.
Damn! I hated this job.
Despite the fact that I'd lost my position as research analyst—despite the humiliation and the professional devastation—I couldn't help but feel disappointed that I didn't set eyes on either Nathaniel or Navine.
It's not like I was expecting them, I told myself. I wasn't waiting for them to show up. Wasn't hoping one of them would come down to my floor and acknowledge what had happened. Wasn't looking up every time I heard footsteps nearby.
But that wasn't true.
I was expecting
