In the CEO's office,

after a sexual encounter, Victor was smoking a cigarette.

He was shirtless, lounging in a soft chair, his pants loosely pulled up with the zipper undone.

The smoke curled around him,

blurring his features.

Physically satisfied, he still felt an unusual emptiness inside.

Since their last meeting, he and Belle hadn't seen each other for a week.

He missed her,

missed her ...