Chapter 34: The FacadeSummary: Leo discovers Elara has resigned and is leaving the city. Confronted with the consequence of his coldness and the return of Isabella, he is torn between his pride and his heart. In a tense, final conversation, he lets her go with cold, dismissive words, telling her the Apex job is a "better fit." But as she walks away, the facade crumbles, revealing his true anguish—he is not letting her go, he is watching his entire future walk out the door.---The news reached Leo not through Elara, but through a terse, automated email from HR. “Voluntary Resignation: