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.”

churned when I heard his words. I rushed to the bathroom, vomiting

wrong with you? Maybe I should take

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

some sleep while I send Ava

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

only everything could return to how it was before.

facing the

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

realized this on the

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

going far. He crossed the road at an intersection ahead and entered a cafe with

for elites in the surrounding commercial district to hang

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

I saw someone sitting 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 than usual