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.

all, it was his personal business. Maybe it was just a photo taken

got ready to sleep, the familiar scent of Tyler

in unfamiliar places, but for

the time Tyler came downstairs, she was

slightly. Her skin seemed pale yet delicate. It was

gently traced her brow as he murmured, “Heartless little

he simply tapped the tip of her

“Goodnight.”

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

a stop and walked up to

to reveal a man in a baseball cap who

“What do you want?”

a good spot for taking photos?” Tyler asked, leaning against the car with a casual demeanor that still managed to carry a subtle hint of pressure. “The view doesn’t

people like Tyler.

tense.

stammering. “I–I don’t know

hand over the camera,” Tyler said with his palm open.

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all over his face. He reluctantly handed

through the photos