A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 80:

“Beep…!” The line buzzed with several busy signals before the call finally connected.

“Hello?” A man’s voice, cold and detached, answered from the other side. “Belinda Nelson.”

Belinda clutched her phone tighter, parting her lips to respond, but a sharp pang of pain silenced her words.

After an awkward pause, the man’s voice grew edgy with impatience. “You stayed silent when we met earlier. What makes you call now?”

Summoning her strength, Belinda uttered,

Before she could say more, Maggie’s bubbly voice burst through from the background. “Who’s next? Cathy, it’s your turn!”

Then came Helen’s chuckling tone. “Cathy, who’s your choice for a partner?”

“Do we really need to ask? She’s definitely choosing my brother. Who else would Cathy kiss?” Maggie interjected.

Amidst their laughter, Cathy’s playful protest filled the air. “Oh, stop it! Do I have to play? I don’t want to kiss anyone in front of everybody… Kristopher, what do you think?”

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years, Kristopher had been her everything, her sole emergency

crisis, her first act would be to erase him entirely from her life, starting with her emergency contacts. Just then, her

floor, clutching Fluffy, as the ringtone played

passed indeterminately before the ringing

squirmed free from her embrace, leapt onto the coffee table, and sent a

poured for Madisyn, had

her back to reality. She pushed herself off the floor, offered a weary smile to

hesitated for a long moment before finally reaching for her phone. After scrolling through her contacts, she selected Darren’s name

was answered

lively social gathering reached her ears. Darren was clearly at