Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 8 Unexpected Company

I forced myself out of bed the following day. The dark circles around my eyes were horrible, and Matthew noticed them. He asked in surprise, “

The following day, I forced myself out of bed. My dark circles were horrible.

Matthew saw my haggard face and asked in surprise, “Are you sick, Coco? Why do you look so pale?”

“You kept me up all night,” I retorted, not in the mood for pleasantries.

He was stunned but hugged me with a shy grin. “No more drinking for you. Exercise is better instead since it helps with sleep.”

why, but my stomach churned when I heard

behind me and patted my back. “What’s wrong with you? Maybe I should take you to the

“It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep well. You should take Ava to kindergarten. I’ll be fine once

“Then get some sleep while I send Ava to school. If you don’t feel well, just call me,

the door behind them, and I left the bed to run to the window. I watched Matthew enter the car with my

away until Matthew drove out of the gated community. My eyes teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to

most strategic spot facing the entrance. I knew it was foolish, but I

overlooked one crucial detail. He often used the underground parking, which had a

realized this on the

be talking on the phone as he headed toward

car, so I knew he wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an intersection ahead and

elites in the surrounding commercial district to hang out and discuss

the floor-to-ceiling windows, wondering

I saw someone sitting by the window on the second floor. The person wore a stunning rose-pink