201. The Man Who Walks AwayRoman

Roman does not wait for their answer. He doesn’t need to because the moment he finishes speaking, about his proposition, he already knows something fundamental has shifted. Not in them. Not in the room. In himself.

For the first time since he walked into that house, he feels it clearly. Not anger, not even disappointment but Something quieter, something steadier: the absence of expectation.

He rises and walks towards the door slowly, the movement calm and ...