The Messenger( Iva) novel Chapter 106

Restless Night-2

So she walked.

Step by step.

The distance longer than she remembered.

Her body still sore.

Her chest still aching.

After what felt like forever, she managed to catch a bus going towards the city.

Barely.

And by the time she reached the restaurant-

She was already exhausted.

But she pushed the door open anyway.

The familiar noise of the kitchen hit her instantly.

Heat.

Voices.

Movement.

Routine.

For a moment, it grounded her.

Until-

“Iva?”

She looked up.

Sergio was already moving toward her, his expression surprised-almost alarmed.

“What are you doing here?”

Iva blinked at him, confused.

“I… came to work?”

Her voice came out small.

Uncertain.

Sergio stopped in front of her, clearly flustered now as he lowered his voice.

“But the Crown Prince said you wouldn’t be coming anymore.”

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<Restless Night-?

Silence.

Then

Something inside Iva snapped.

Her eyes hardened instantly.

A spark of anger igniting beneath the exhaustion and heartbreak.

Of course he did.

Without even asking her.

Without even telling her.

Deciding her life-

Like she was nothing.

Her jaw clenched.

“The Crown Prince is wrong.”

Her voice, though quiet, carried steel.

“I still have a job to do.”

Sergio hesitated.

Clearly unsure.

But after a moment, he sighed and stepped aside.

“…fine.”

He gestured toward the back.

“Go.”

Iva didn’t waste another second.

She moved straight to her station.

Back where she belonged.

But before she could fully disappear into her work, Sergio spoke again.

One last question.

“Why didn’t you tell me… that you know the Crown Prince?”

Iva paused briefly.

Her back still turned to him.

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< Restless Night-2–

Her hands tightening slightly.

“It’s… complicated.”

And that was all she said.

The rest of the day-

Passed in a blur.

The heat of the kitchen.

The clatter of dishes.

The endless rhythm of work.

And Iva-

Poured everything into it.

Every ounce of frustration.

Every shard of heartbreak.

Every unanswered question.

She scrubbed. She moved. She worked harder than ever.

Because if she stopped-

Even for a second-

She knew exactly what would happen.

She would feel.

And right now-

That was the one thing she couldn’t afford to do.

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