Bones Learn To Listen When Silence Speaks by Ryn Miles 359

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Jasper noticed that whenever Aurelia was mentioned, Cassian would always have something to say.

But if the topic was anything else, he’d mostly keep to himself.

Or he just couldn’t care less.

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Like that time he asked Cassian, “Cassian, why did you name the company ‘ExtremTech? Is there some special meaning behind it?”

Cassian replied, “No.”

Cassian added, “Just made it up.”

Jasper just couldn’t bring himself to believe it.

He remembered it perfectly. Back when he went to see Cassian during his time inside and asked about the company name.

There was a glimmer in Cassian’s eyes, just for a split second.

And the way Cassian said “ExtremTech“, it was unlike anything Jasper had ever heard from him.

He spoke with a conviction Jasper had never seen before.

It was obvious the name had been on Cassian’s mind for ages, which was why he could just say it without missing a beat.

Jasper just never managed to figure out what the name really meant.

Jasper tried bringing up other stuff, but as expected, Cassian just ignored him completely.

But the thing was, Jasper didn’t dare leave.

“Oh, by the way, there’s a business dinner tomorrow. Cassian, could you go instead? I really can’t handle it.” Jasper muttered, venting about the client.

She was one of ExtremTech’s key overseas clients, a woman in her late forties, named Nina.

Every time Jasper had to deal with Nina, she’d always try to make moves on him, getting way too handsy.

Just thinking about meeting Nina made his skin crawl.

Cassian said flatly, “If you keep dodging your problems instead of dealing with them, you’ll always be stuck here.”

“But you gotta give me some time to figure it out,” Jasper protested, a little put out.

“Life doesn’t give you all the time in the world to learn how to handle people. You only really grow when things get tough,” Cassian replied.

With that, Cassian stood up, gave his coat a quick pat, and said, “I’m heading out. You should get some rest too.”

Jasper was left standing there, completely dumbfounded.

‘Seriously? I froze my ass off out here with him all night, and now he’s just gonna bail on me?‘ Jasper thought.

‘He’s really not gonna help me deal with Nina?‘ Jasper wondered Is he really that heartless?‘ J

Was he this cold to Aurelia too?‘ Jasper wondered.

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He patised, scratching his head in silence.

Yeah, he really was that cold, Jasper thought. Even tougher on her than on met “Total hardass as a memor

But I’m not Aurelia. I’m nowhere near as strong as she is. I’m just a fragile little flower, totally not out out for this. The ro Damn, I forgot to ask Cassian where he’s staying again! Jasper thought, kicking himself for missing it one more time.

Stephen called Aurelia up, asking if she could come to Ashmont University next week as a guest lecturer.

When her mentor gave the word, Aurelia knew she couldn’t say to

Even with her schedule packed to the brim, she still managed to carve out some time to prep her class material

The topic was one she’d used back when she was doing her PhD at the business school, but she’d left all her notes and files with Kyler, who was still studying there.

So she called Kyler and asked him to send her the files, so she could pick out the useful bits and put together herber slides.

Kyler was super efficient. He had the files in her inbox in no time

Aurelia threw in, “Any chance you’ll actually graduate this year?

Kyler thought, ‘Ouch, that stung

Same starting line, same grind. Aurelia blazed through both her master’s and PhD in just four years, but Kyler still had two years left to snag his master’s.

That was the gap between mere mortals and legends.

He only had himself to blame. Back then, he thought he could run with Aurelia, chasing after her every move.

But he forgot one thing. Aurelia was a total prodigy.

Most folks need six to eight years to get through those degrees, but she knocked it out in just four.

So while Aurelia was already back home, Kyler was still stuck at the business school, slogging through his credits.

Even his old man called and teased, “Aurelia’s already back home, So why are you still stuck over there?”

Kyler mumbled, “Trust me, I wish I could come back too…”

But those business school credits weren’t that easy to get.

Elias was practically pulling his hair out for him. “Seriously, you’ve been hanging around her for four years and still haven’t figured out the whole ‘right place, right time thing? She practically handed you the chance on a silver platter, and you still blew it!”

Kyler just shrugged it off.

I know for a fact Aurelia doesn’t see me that way, Kyler said. “Honestly, I just look up to her.”

Elias sounded a bit melancholy. “So you’re really planning to just keep chasing after her like this?”

“Yeah, Kyler said, like it was the most natural thing in the world

Elias just fell speechless.

Miranda brought in some mandarins, saying they were from Lingla’s boyfriend over in the secretary’s office. She said they

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tasted great.

Aurelia tried one, and it really was delicious.

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“Since you’ve already had their mandarins, you have to show up at their pre–wedding party later, Miranda teased.

Aurelia glanced at the half–eaten mandarin in her hand and could only nod along.

Linda and her boyfriend had been together since high school. They were the real deal, going straight from school uniforms to wedding dresses.

Everyone else was green with envy.

Miranda laughed, “Back in high school, I was still watching cartoons and playing make–believe, while you two were already a couple! Seriously, who chased who first?”

Linda blushed. “I was the one who made the first move.”

The whole room burst out laughing and started teasing them.

Her boyfriend quickly jumped in, “Hey, that’s not exactly true! I was the one who started dropping hints first.”

“So how did you actually hint at it?” The guys all leaned in, super curious.

“I used her initials for my username online. She figured it out and made the first move,” he said.

Even Miranda was intrigued. “Is that some new kind of way to confess your feelings?”

‘Using someone’s initials as your username? That’s actually pretty clever, Miranda thought.

The rest of the group was already getting excited, eager to give it a shot themselves.

“The girl I like is named Hannah Foster. So, H. F? Honey Fern?” one guy joked.

“What about me? My crush is Bree Jeffries, so B.J? Big Jet?” another guy chimed in.

Miranda rolled her eyes. “Seriously? Big Jet? Can’t you come up with something a little more elegant?”

Then she started thinking about what kind of username she could make from her own boyfriend’s initials.

Linda tilted her head at Aurelia. “Ms. Corin, I think your name is perfect for a username.”

Aurelia, snapped out of her lecture prep, blinked and asked, “What?”

“Aurelia Corin, AC. Maybe ‘Affection Connection‘? Or, you know Arctic Chill“?” Linda teased.

Miranda chimed in, “ArcticChill sounds awesome! It’s got such a vibe!”

Aurelia perked up, a thought flickering in her mind.

‘ArcticChill?‘ she mused, a little taken aback.

She actually did have a chat buddy with that username.

But it was just a total coincidence. She didn’t even know who they were.

Aurelia just chimed in briefly, then got back to prepping her lecture slides.

When things started winding down, she made up an excuse and ducked out.

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Aurelia tried one, and it really was delicias.

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Aurelia glanced at the half–eaten mandarin in her hand and co only so ang

Linda and her boyfriend had been together since high hund. They were the red dead, going straight from school waiforms to wedding dresses.

Everyone else was green with envy.

Miranda laughed, “Back in high sehund, I was still wading care a shaping unda belewe, wale you two were already a couple! Seriously, who chased who firur