Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 8

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William had a terrible night.

Unable to sleep well, he woke up with a pounding headache and a heavy, uncomfortable feeling all over his body. When he opened his eyes, his stomach was empty and aching. He turned over, but the space next to him was empty. He rubbed his temples, trying to ease the pressure in his head.

“Rachel…” he murmured softly.

The door creaked open, revealing Arsen in the doorway.

“Mr. Lewis, you’re awake.”

William pushed the covers off and sat up. “Where’s Rachel?”

“She left early for the office, sir,” Arsen answered.

William got out of bed, got dressed, and walked into the dining room. The table was set, but there was only some bread and milk served.

“Where’s the chicken soup?” he asked with a frown.

Arsen lowered his head. “Sorry, Mr. Lewis, I don’t know how to make chicken soup. Mrs. Lewis said she was busy with work and didn’t have time to make it. She said you could just eat whatever’s here.”

William felt a wave of frustration he couldn’t explain. Whenever he had a hangover, Rachel always made sure he had his favorite chicken soup. It didn’t matter how busy she was, or even if it meant waking up at four or five in the morning to cook it for him.

This was the first time he had woken up to find the table empty, without her there.

His stomach hurt again, sharper this time. He hunched over, instinctively pressing his hand to his stomach.

“Get me my stomach medicine,” he said.

Arsen began looking around, clearly flustered. “Mr. Lewis, where do you keep your stomach medicine?”

William realized suddenly that Rachel was always the one who placed the medicine on the table for him whenever he had stomach issues.

his hand. “Text Rachel. Ask her

tried several more

Lewis didn’t

was still no response.

to that the fact that the house

me some stomach medicine and

Arsen

from the restaurant was nothing compared to the one Rachel usually made for him. He wouldn’t know, but she always considered his weak stomach. She would wake up at three in the morning to prepare it for him. It would simmer for hours, turning thick

Yurelia City, and was nothing like Rachel’s. William

“It’s awful,” he muttered.

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was sitting calmly in a café, sipping coffee and enjoying breakfast. When she saw the name flashing on her phone screen, a cold

one condition–he had to be just as devoted

clearly, that wasn’t the case anymore. He wasn’t just physically with someone else, his heart had left her a long time ago too. She wasn’t foolish enough to keep

than ten days, she would finally be free

last obstacle to overcome. She needed to convince Tyler, who was as tough as concrete. He didn’t care about anything but results, and he never let personal feelings get in the way.

what, she couldn’t give

and stood up to head to the office. As soon as she walked in, she saw a crowd gathered around Samantha, all of them looking at her with

fair face glowing with happiness. Gone was the awkwardness on her face at the

for me,” Samantha said. “He said if others have it, his little princess

boyfriend really loves you,” one of them said, a dreamy

lit up with a shy, girlish gleam. “My boyfriend said that when

away, froze. It felt like her whole

walked over with a slight

snapped back to reality, her

and started signing, saying, “Ms. Lloyd, look at th

Samantha’s neck. Isn’t

necklace around Samantha’s neck. A small, tight

Heart necklace

trying to please everyone. On top of managing the complex issues with Lewis Enterprise,