Countdown to My Divorce

Tyler’s deep voice was right next to her ear. The photo frame in her hand was swiftly taken away.

“Doesn’t the real thing look better?” he asked.

Rachel had been pretty embarrassed, but the second she heard that remark, the awkwardness completely disappeared.

“I wasn’t staring at your picture because I’m obsessed with you. I just accidentally knocked it over while grabbing the blanket.”

“Is denying everything your personal motto?” Tyler’s voice sounded nonchalant as usual.

Rachel nearly rolled her eyes. Hugging the blanket, she brushed past him and asked, “Is narcissism yours?”

Tyler smirked a little as he turned and watched her walk out of the room, blanket in hand. He lowered his head, eyes landing on the photo of a younger version of himself in the frame.

The usual edge in his expression softened for a moment.

But as soon as his gaze shifted to the old man in the picture, his brows instinctively knit together.

“Eyesore,” he muttered.

With a sharp smack, he flipped the frame face down on the nightstand.

Meanwhile, Rachel was downstairs spreading out the blanket on the couch. She had considered asking Tyler about the photo, but on second thought, decided against it.

it was his personal business. Maybe it was just a photo taken by

got ready to sleep, the familiar

unfamiliar

the time Tyler came downstairs, she

slightly. Her skin seemed pale yet delicate. It was a

murmured, “Heartless little thing.

tapped the tip of

“Goodnight.”

next morning, Tyler had just finished his morning run and was heading back when he noticed a

slowed to a stop and walked up to the

reveal a man in a baseball cap

“What do you want?”

leaning against the car with a casual demeanor that still managed to carry a subtle hint of pressure. “The view doesn’t seem great. Want to move inside? I could

with people like Tyler.

tense.

don’t

understand, just hand over the camera,” Tyler said with his palm open. “Or

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was written all over his face. He reluctantly handed over the camera that had

through the photos