After Divorcing my Captain Husband

"Team A, proceed with the link I sent you. Team B, keep reinforcing the firewall I set up." Hearing her focused and methodical tone, Michael realized she was deep into work.

He decided to quietly make his way to the kitchen. After yesterday's failed attempt at cooking, he opted for something simpler today, something that didn't require any cooking at all. He was careful not to make any noise, so as not to disturb Chloe. When he emerged with a bowl of fruit salad, he noticed her demeanor had relaxed noticeably.

"Have you managed to resolve the issue?"

Chloe nodded. "Yes, but I'm not sure how much data from the company was compromised."

Even though she managed to stop the hackers, the damage had already been done by the time she intervened. All she could do was reduce the impact as much as possible. Michael set the salad down in front of her. "You should eat something."

As Chloe reached for the fork, her phone rang.

She put down the fork and walked away to take the call.

Michael, watching her meal be interrupted, felt a tinge of frustration.

"I need to go to the hospital. Don't wait for me for lunch."

James had called to inform her that her reputation as a top security researcher had made waves in the industry after Smith's hire.

wanted to meet

the opportunity, Chloe also wanted to check on James to see if he was still fixated on leaving

grabbed his coat. "I'll take

didn't argue and got into the car

their divorce, she had become accustomed to sitting in the back seat,

handed her the bowl of fruit

had brought

of fruit

the back seat, decided to dig into the fruit

and found it surprisingly delicious, better than his previous attempts at cooking. Though, she thought, making a salad wasn't exactly a culinary challenge. It was mostly about chopping and tossing ingredients with some

Michael's eager face in the rearview mirror and couldn't

said, trying

"If you like it, I can make it for you

Chloe

about once a week?" she added, seeing

sure to switch