Breaking Free from the Ex-Husband

He grunted and sat down at the table.

After a slow breath, he picked up the coffee.

The first sip made him gag, but he forced it down out of politeness.

“What kind of beans did you use? This tastes awful,” he said, looking displeased.

Agnese stammered, “Same… same ones Mrs. Hale always used. I followed her method exactly.”

With coffee, temperature and brewing methods mattered.

With coffee, temperature and brewing methods mattered. People adjusted them based on the beans they used.

He frowned and took another sip. Still awful.

Spitting it back into the cup, he slammed it down.

After a moment, he swallowed his anger, set down his fork, grabbed his jacket, and left without a word.

His face was sullen.

Agnese, pale and rattled, quickly called Iris.

Iris picked up and said only two sentences before ending the call.

“Agnese, I’m not Heriberto’s maid. Don’t call me about this again.”

got dressed, and stepped out. Nathaniel had already arranged for a housekeeper, who had made a big breakfast for

thinking how pathetic

her hard enough to make her

Nathaniel showed up. He had a few bites and gave a quick

the country’s most popular beauty and

only in her third year of college when she founded

but she had been learning long before she ever set foot

grandmother’s influence, she was already reading old medical books like

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were worn from constant use before she ever walked into a lecture

came from Heriberto’s mother, Megan

the time, Megan was going through menopause. Dark spots on her face and

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she mixed a natural remedy

didn’t expect much, but the results

spots began to fade. After ten, they were gone with no pain or

Megan’s sleep improved too.

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if they splurged on anything, it was whatever promised to

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