Countdown to My Divorce

Samantha’s face was glum.

William pursed his lips when he heard that, his eyes turning darker

A thought suddenly came to Samantha. “William, my laptop has been crashing on me recently. Could you lend me your notebook, please?”

William hesitated. “I have a lot of documents saved on my laptop.m sure you’ll need it for more than a day or two. Since your laptop keeps crashing, why don’t you just buy a new one?”

“But I haven’t received my salary for the month.” Samantha lowered her head and wrung her hands anxiously.

William put away his documents. “That’s not a problem. Tell me the model and brand you want, and I’ll buy it for you. Take it as an encouragement for the work you’ve done.”

“Really? But William, the laptop I’m looking at is a little expensive. It costs a few thousand dollars,” Samantha said coyly.

“Come on, let’s go to the mall right now and check it out.”

William stood up, grabbed his jacket from the back of his chair, and left the office with Samantha.

When Rachel was about to take the escalator down and head back, she spotted two familiar figures.

was tall and decked out in a gray suit; he stood next to a woman, a clear height difference between them. The woman had on a white pleated skirt with an ordinary short–sleeved

a cheerful and lively

near the top of the escalator, watching them. It seemed like William had brought Samantha here

laptop, but none to accompany Rachel

on her. She looked around and

stunned for a moment before flashing Rachel a bright

tugging the hem of William’s

in Rachel’s direction;

for an instant, and he recovered

go over to say hi.

and took all the bags

so I could come over and fetch you? You’re carrying so many things, you must be

her head, the corners of her lips curling slightly. “Here to buy a

“Yep. My laptop keeps giving me problems. Since I’m not very tech–savvy,

nodded pensively, the small smile