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.”

but my stomach churned when I heard his words. I rushed to the

back. “What’s wrong with you? Maybe I should take you to the

I just didn’t sleep well. You should take Ava to kindergarten. I’ll be fine once I

back on the bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some sleep while I send Ava to school. If you don’t feel well,

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

to how it was before. Afterward, I changed into my jeans and t-shirt and tied my hair

the cafe across from Galar Tower and found the most strategic spot facing the entrance.

couldn’t even see Matthew because I overlooked one crucial detail. He often used the

on the fourth day.

seemed to be talking on the

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

palace for elites in the surrounding commercial district to hang

someone there and glanced at the floor-to-ceiling windows,

wore a stunning rose-pink