Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 48 Finding the Right Time

I remained still. His behavior puzzled me, but I knew they were crocodile tears.

Eventually, he stood and said. “Wait here, I’ll make you something to eat.” He would not show me his face.

I didn’t care about his thoughts. Even if he showed such emotions occasionally, my image of him would not change. I couldn’t lower myself to the level of a brute.

I knew quick action was my best defense. I couldn’t let him succeed.

He returned to normal at breakfast, warm and smiling. “Honey, come here. Eat while it’s hot! Start with the

milk!”

He was attentive to me during breakfast, and everything seemed to have returned to normal. His actions

left me feeling a little dazed.

“How about a day off today? You’ve lost a lot of weight recently. I could tell when I held you last night,” he

said tenderly.

A vision of him and Melanie brought me back to reality. To calm my nausea, I patted my chest. “I don’t know why I keep feeling nauseous. Maybe I’m too worried about my parents.”

“I know. Don’t worry too much. Good things will come to good people. You call your mom every day, right? Once the pandemic passes, we’ll go visit together.” Matthew’s care was meticulous. He even helped me with a fried egg. “Skip the yolk, okay?”

ate egg

them today. I’m afraid

I

and then he

my mom and told her to accept any money Matthew might

hesitation

need for that. Your dad and I have enough.

so you guys don’t need

accept our money and keep it for yourselves? Our duty is to support

be as money–conscious as the Murphy family, then

worry so much.

was all about money, never turning

mom’s tone showed concern, “Chlo,

guys money is always a

parents? The company is doing well now. You should

mother agreed reluctantly.

knew he was trying to deceive me. Over dinner, I asked him, and he said

at work, I reminded him again. He nodded repeatedly, promising to handle it

called me at noon to say Matthew wired her ten thousand dollars. It

sent ten grand?

office. His secretary

client, I went to the finance department. I filled out an application for