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.

suit; he stood next to a woman, a clear height difference between them. The woman had on a white pleated skirt

loves a cheerful and lively woman,

near the top of the escalator, watching them. It seemed like

laptop, but none to accompany Rachel

she could feel a gaze on her. She looked around and saw Rachel standing right next to the

a moment before

saw Samantha tugging the hem

William instinctively glanced in Rachel’s direction; a look of fright sent ripples across his usual calm and

was only for an instant, and he recovered

should at least go over to say hi. She took the escalator down and approached

toward Rachel, and took all the bags

over and fetch you? You’re carrying so many things, you must

lips curling slightly. “Here to buy a computer, Ms.

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

nodded pensively, the small smile still