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 his words. I

wrong

pushed him away and lied, “It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep well. You should take Ava to kindergarten. I’ll be fine once

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

nodded and listened to my husband and daughter’s chatter get softer as they left. Finally, they closed the door behind them, and I left the bed to run to the window. I watched Matthew enter the car with my excited

gated community. My eyes teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to how it was

spot facing the entrance. I knew it was

see Matthew because I overlooked one crucial detail. He often used the underground parking,

only realized this on the fourth day.

He seemed to be talking on the phone

leave in his car, so I knew he wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an intersection ahead and entered a cafe

the perfect palace for elites in the surrounding commercial district to hang out and discuss business here.

Matthew was meeting someone there and glanced at the floor-to-ceiling windows, wondering

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