A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 98:

Fred casually leaned back, hands clasped behind his head, a mischievous grin playing on his lips. “Can’t I?”

His laid-back demeanor made Belinda second-guess her initial reaction.

She shot him a sharp look. “That was in poor taste.”

“Just kidding.”

Fred’s laughter filled the air as he approached and lightly placed his hand on Belinda’s shoulder, his smile widening in an attempt to smooth things over. “I’m just curious, that’s all. You and your ex don’t seem to care about each other at all. Why haven’t you finalized the divorce?”

Belinda’s frown deepened, and she quickly shrugged off his touch.

“That’s none of your business. Stop prying.”

“Okay, okay, my mistake. I’m sorry.”

Fred’s chuckle lingered as he removed his jacket and draped it around Belinda’s shoulders. “To prove I’m sincere, I’ll help you search for your cat tonight, and I won’t leave until we find it. Deal?”

warmth of the jacket enveloped her, and Belinda

she had been dressed only in light indoor clothes, and now the

such closeness was unfamiliar, reserved only

moved to remove the jacket, but Fred gently stopped her. “You’re already frail. If you get sick and land in the hospital again, your cat will be

paused, then reluctantly left the

live now

the cat food in one hand and

and around the neighborhood, encountering several stray cats but not finding Fluffy, fatigue began

we keep yelling, we’ll just end up annoying the neighbors.” He glanced at Belinda standing next to him. “We

noticed the tears glistening on

buoyant, softened considerably. “Belinda, please…

Belinda’s pent-up emotions surged.

as she sobbed. “Will Fluffy never return? I’m… such a failure… I can’t even keep

tear when she lost her

she when Kristopher paraded his new

family had

she lost Fluffy, her tears flowed

Why?