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?”

jacket enveloped her, and Belinda realized she

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

such closeness was unfamiliar, reserved only for Kristopher

but Fred gently stopped her. “You’re already frail. If you get sick and land in the

then reluctantly left

now

cat food. With the cat food in one hand and a flashlight in the other, they started calling out for Fluffy as they

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

we keep yelling, we’ll just end up annoying the neighbors.” He glanced at Belinda

tears

buoyant, softened considerably.

pent-up emotions surged.

she sobbed. “Will Fluffy

tear when she lost her

Kristopher paraded his

Cox family had humiliated her

as she lost Fluffy, her

Why?