Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

William didn’t come home that night, simply sending a single message at midnight.

[I’m working late at the office. Take care of yourself.]

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Rachel stared at the message, her lips curling into a bitter smile. However, she wasn’t going to waste more time thinking about him or Samantha. Before she left, she had something more important to do.

And that was to fulfill her mother’s last wish.

When she arrived at the office, she noticed her colleagues giving her odd looks.

“I heard the Oasis Project was finalized already,” someone whispered behind a cubicle. “But Ms. Lloyd isn’t the lead anymore.”

“What? That’s been her baby for months. If she finds out about this, it’ll probably mean trouble.”

“Yeah, but word is the board voted this morning. They gave it to someone new. A transfer, I think.”

As soon as they noticed Rachel at the door, everyone quickly looked away and hurried back to their desks. When she reached her office, she found that everything on her desk had been moved.

Before she could say anything, a soft voice behind her called out, “Rachel?”

She turned slowly.

There, in a snow–white dress that made her look delicate and innocent, stood Samantha. Her long black hair flowed over her shoulders, and her face was flawless, her eyes wide and gentle. She had the kind of look that made men want to protect her without even knowing why.

Rachel felt her whole body go cold.

Samantha!

Samantha smiled, lips tinted pink, her cheeks flushing as she sweetly said, “It’s been so long. I guess we’ll be coworkers now. I’m really looking forward to working with you.”

She reached out her hand.

Rachel didn’t take it. Instead, she looked over at her own desk–now completely cleared out- against the surface.

apped her fingers lightly

“What’s going on here?”

Samantha looked at her with wide, watery eyes, as if she had been hurt. Her fingers moved awkwardly in the air, making small gestures.

“I’m really sorry, Rachel. William knows I’m allergic to dust, so he let me use your office. But if it bothers you, we can switch back. I don’t mind. I’ll go talk to him right now.”

Rachel smiled bitterly.

What a joke.

As if

to turn toward William’s

Rachel

want fake kindness. His heart was no longer with her, so why bother acting

still soft, but now with a glint

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only brought me into the company because he sees how tired you’ve been. He just wanted me to

into her palm,

her deeply–so deeply, in fact, he invited his old flame to help with

then I hope you won’t let him down,

stepped past Samantha without waiting for a reply and

heard the sound and looked up. Their eyes met for a

There was a

“Rachel-”

look at him. Her eyes were

ten votes, while Samantha had twelve. And William had given

gave the most important vote to

Rachel looked that made William uneasy. He

Samantha join the company and compete for the project. The board made

didn’t shout or cry. She was too numb for that now. She forced a

her like she

steady breath and asked, “What if I insist on leading

them tig. us thumb gently brushing over her skin like he was trying to calm her

if it succeeds, no matter who does it, she’d be proud, right? She’ll see it

low laugh. He used to

Now, for another woman, he had excuse after

that was no longer hers; his heart was

then why not let me do it? My proposal

conflict flickering in his eyes. He didn’t let go of Rachel’s hand. Instead, he held it tighter, his warm thumb slowly rubbing the back of her hand in a quiet,

good work. Her parents are in poor health–no one knows how much time they have

how noble and polished his excuse sounded. However, the bitterness

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wasn’t funny.

her. Now, she saw the truth–his kindness could be given

about Samantha’s allergies, but had forgotten that Rachel herself could suffer from being around dust too. For her, it could even lead to breathing problems, and at its worst,

Rachel was, he felt even more

“Rachel, how about we…”

just got the promotion. You don’t have full control yet. There are too many shareholders, and you can’t make all the

hand out of his without

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