A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 10:

Kristopher’s frown deepened as he stared at the darkened house before him.

Previously, no matter how late he returned, Belinda would always leave a warm yellow light on at home.

She believed that a single lit lamp could banish the cold, unwelcoming shadows, making the house feel cozy and lived-in. But tonight, darkness enveloped the house completely, not a single light shone through the gloom.

This stark absence seemed to carve a hollow space in Kristopher’s heart.

He stepped out of his car, simultaneously dialing Belinda’s number and unlocking the front door with his fingerprint.

As he flipped on the wall lights, a stark, emotionless automated message informed him that Belinda’s number was no longer in service.

A chilling realization dawned on him as he scanned the empty house. All signs of Belinda’s presence had vanished.

The fluffy pink slippers that usually waited at the door were missing. The bunny pillows no longer adorned the sofa, and even her cat, Fluffy, was nowhere to be seen.

With a heavy heart, Kristopher set down his phone and moved further inside.

A thin layer of dust covered the coffee table, upon which lay a divorce agreement, signed by Belinda.

document revealed it was drafted a

was the exact day

Let’s get a

offers tales

reverberated

dismissed it as a mere outburst of emotion, never truly believing that

looking after Belinda and that everything was fine. He assumed Belinda’s silence was just residual

had been deceiving him all along struck

only the

hands clenched, veins

in the countryside by mistake, Belinda had always been estranged from her family, the Nelsons, and had not returned home once in their three years

Nawrin either, where could she have gone

man who attended

his phone and called Marc, his voice edged with

week ago. She’s also turned off any devices the Cox family provided her. All I could

“How is that possible?!”

all night and figure it out. If you can’t give me her location by tomorrow morning, you might as well go to HR and hand in your resignation!” He hung up the phone and surveyed the vacant house,

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