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.”

my stomach churned when I heard his words. I

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

sleep well. You should

lifted and laid me back on the bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some

get softer as they left. Finally, they closed the door behind them, and I left the bed to

if only everything could return to how it was before. Afterward, I changed into my jeans and t-shirt and tied my hair into a ponytail before slipping on a

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

one crucial detail. He often used the underground

only realized this on the

building with his phone. He seemed to be talking

so I knew he wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an intersection ahead and entered a cafe with

for elites in the surrounding commercial district to

at the floor-to-ceiling windows, wondering if I should follow him

by the window on the second floor. The person wore a stunning rose-pink professional pantsuit, looking bold and graceful. It was Ivanna. She looked more beautiful