Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 1

Leanne Castillo had just finished a delicate retinal reattachment surgery and was stepping out of the OR. After scrubbing out, she flicked on her phone to find a call from Joy Campbell, her bestie.

“Babe, your hubby’s back in town?” asked Joy.

“I’ve been trying to hit you up for lunch, but you ignored me. What’s up? Your man flies back, and you don’t give your best friend a heads-up?”

Leanne shut her locker and headed out. “Just got out of surgery. I had no idea he was flying in today.”

“What?” Joy’s no-nonsense tone burst through, “That jerk, he’s returned and didn’t even bother to call you?”

Leanne sighed. “When has he ever?”

It had barely been six months since they tied the knot when Curtis Richardson had jetted off to Starlake City without discussion with Leanne.

He’d return once or twice a year, landing without giving her a heads-up every time.

But Curtis did have a brilliant mind. In just a few years, his ElitePinnacle Investments had carved out a legend on Bullion Boulevard.

At 27, he was already on the list of the top 50 most influential people in global finance and graced the cover of “The Banker” magazine, all of which Leanne had learned from the financial news, not from him.

“Girl, your man’s return is all over the news. The girls at the office have been buzzing about it all day, and here you are, totally clueless.”

Joy

y sent a screenshot of the headline news and continued, “Just look at that. Ignoring hist personality for a second, your husband is so handsome!”

the local financial media. Curtis’ comings and goings had become even more of

press seemed to know more about his whereabouts than

Gulfstream G650 jet parked at its private slot,

brow, nose, and eyes that stood out in

and long legs, his every move radiating a natural air

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half step behind, reporting something to him while a secretary

flight. His side profile in the photo radiated a

stared at the photo.

Curtis was back?

she found out

dinner with me tonight,” Joy grumbled. “I just got a bonus and wanted to treat

replied, “Don’t worry. I won’t let your treat skip. We’ll catch up

up, Leanne noticed the sky

that she hadn’t even had time to eat, starving to the point of feeling hollow. She hurriedly hailed a cab to her married home in the luxurious Crystal Cove

Villas.

rarely cooked, especially since they had a housekeeper. Plus,

timing couldn’t be worse. Leanne had just fired the housekeeper, and it

dishes, a two-hour ordeal. The

yet.

tried calling Curtis, to no avail. The message she sent went

pangs had passed, leaving

and Curtis was

was mindlessly scrolling through social media when she came across a post from Devin Perez.