Countdown to My Divorce

William smiled, pulled Rachel into his arms, she knew.

He pointed at himself.

and gently patted her back. He was once again the patient and composed William

“Of course I’ll follow your wishes. Besides, haven’t you always gotten along well with Cecilia?”

Rachel felt uneasy. She couldn’t tell what William was thinking anymore.

Lately, Cecilia had been looking for a new place. Her previous landlord wanted to sell the apartment quickly because a family member had fallen ill. So now Cecilia and her whole family had to find somewhere else to live.

But her salary wasn’t much. With kids to care for and daily expenses piling up, renting a decent place was tough. If William rented the house to Cecilia, it would help her a lot.

“That’s great. But she should still sign a contract with you.”

William frowned. “We’re all in the same company, and you know her. Is that really necessary?”

said. “A contract

William might take out his anger on Cecilia and kick her out. But with a lease in place, even if he didn’t want to rent to her anymore, he’d have to wait

He just ruffled her hair

care of your stuff. I’ll tell Cecilia the good news once I finish

late last night. He wanted to surprise Rachel. He realized

confused. “Is there a special occasion? Why

I’ve been busy with work and haven’t had time for you. Now that I do, I want to spend more time

lump in her

kind of attention when she still cared, maybe things wouldn’t

this.

now, it

“I already made plans with Cecilia. She finally got

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sullen. “But I’ve already made the reservation. I even booked the whole