'What's this supposed to mean? Scold me one moment, then make me something special the next? Is this his way of balancing things out?' she scoffed inwardly.
Despite her thoughts, she still hung the compass back around her neck and got out of bed to look for him.
As she reached the door, she heard voices just outside. She stopped midway and pressed her ear against the wood.
“Have you thought this through?” Darlene asked, her tone laced with hesitation. “This is a lifelong decision. You can’t make it lightly.”
“Don’t worry,” Terence replied, his voice steady. “Once this is done, nothing will change between us. I’ll never let anything happen to you.”
The words hit Halle like a bucket of icy water. Her body stiffened and her hands and feet turned cold.
'They must be talking about marriage,' Halle assumed mentally. 'So, the rumors in the team were true. They're indeed not just colleagues.'
Halle thought Terence had been avoiding her not just because of work, duty, or the harsh environment, he simply didn’t love her.
Because if he’d wanted to, he could have overcome any obstacle. But he didn’t.