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?”

surrounding noise suddenly fell silent at her

Kristopher’s presence diminish as he closed the door of the private room

Kristopher’s brow furrowed, his voice laced with annoyance.

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been her everything, her

crisis, her first act would be to erase him entirely from her life, starting with her emergency contacts. Just then, her phone erupted with the ringtone she had assigned to

eyes shut tight, she lay on the floor, clutching Fluffy,

indeterminately before the

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

poured for Madisyn, had long since

tea drenched Belinda, jolting her back to reality. She pushed herself off the floor, offered

phone. After scrolling through her contacts, she selected Darren’s name and

phone was answered almost

lively social gathering reached her ears. Darren was clearly at a