Countdown to My Divorce

Her Exit 403

Chapter 403

Jim immediately said, “You said it yourself. This has nothing to do with me

Rachel didn’t even want to think about it. She just walked over and pulled the blanket up for lim

“Dad, I really hope you won’t take things too far.”

“How is this taking things too far? Isn’t this just human nature? I need to know you’ll hav someone to take care of you. That’s the only way I’ll be at peace.”

Jim did have his reasons.

Rachel was different from Yvette. Yvette still had her grandfather, but Rachel had no one but him.

With how weak his body had become, Jim knew there would come a day when he wouldn’t br around anymore. When that day came, Rachel would be left with no family in this world.

He couldn’t even help Rachel find her birth mother,

Suddenly remembering something, Jim reached under his pillow and pulled out a necklace. He handed it to Rachel.

no longer here and you want to find your birth mother, this necklace might help. I was completely out of it that night, but when I woke up, this necklace was by my bed. She must’ve left in a rush and forgot to take

it; she could tell right away it was quite old, though

had a sheen to it despite its age. She didn’t know much about jewelry, but even she could tell it wasn’t cheap. There was no way something of

this.

birth mother probably wasn’t doing too badly financially back then. That, or someone had gifted

by then. This was probably

expected was that the woman

the

Dad.

the ward next

five years, your sleep’s been a disaster. On top of that, you’ve been burning yourself out physically. If it weren’t for

Chapter 40

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Tyler’s charts and shook his

serious problem. You’d better

unfamiliar to him. They had tried