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 rushed to the bathroom, vomiting

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

sleep well. You should take Ava to kindergarten. I’ll be fine once I rest a

me back on the bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some sleep while I send Ava to school. If

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

community. My eyes teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to how it was before. Afterward, I changed into my jeans

and found the most strategic spot facing the entrance. I knew

I couldn’t even see Matthew because I overlooked one crucial detail. He often used the underground parking, which had

this on the fourth day.

I thought I was at a loss, I saw Matthew hurrying out of the building with his phone. He seemed to be talking on the phone as he headed toward Crowne Square. My heart raced as I got up and followed

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

the perfect palace for elites in the surrounding commercial district to hang out and

guessed Matthew was meeting someone there and glanced at the floor-to-ceiling

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

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