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

Chapter 10

She clenched her fingers tightly, retorting, “This marriage wasn’t my choice, either. Don’t forget your family needed a favor from me.”

There was a moment of silence on the phone before Jennifer’s voice softened but still carried an air of superiority, “I know, you’ve done our family a service. We won’t shortchange you. You’ll get every penny we promised. Once you’ve divorced Curtis, this whole thing will be over, and you’ll owe nothing to our family.”

Oh, to owe nothing.

After hanging up, Leanne slumped in her chair, deflated.

It was deep into fall, and the leaves in the sycamore grove were nearly all gone, just a few withered remnants clinging to the bare branches.

The new intern knocked on the door. “Dr. Castillo, it’s almost one o’clock. Are you ready?”

Leanne took a deep breath and straightened up. “Yes, I’m ready.”

“That old hag said what? You owe each other nothing, my foot!”

Just before the end of her shift, Leanne got a call from Joy, who could tell something was off. After prying out the details of the lunchtime conversation, Joy was livid.

aggrieving for? If he were so

her water, quickly checking that no one was

“Ms. Campbell, mind your language. I’m at the

it up, flaunting his affair with that Suzan for all to see, leaving you to be disrespected by everyone, and even the housekeeper thinks she can crap on you! “You’ve thrown away three years of your prime for what? Nothing but ridicule and a played-out heart!”

true best friend could hit where it hurt most accurately.

guess you wouldn’t mind if we

no,” Joy quickly backpedaled, realizing she had got carried away. “I’m off work now. Just wait for me

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feast is

chuckled. “You know me inside out.”

much of a drinker, but she loved her occasional drinks, claiming work stress and the joy of alcohol. Whenever she offered to treat Leanne to a feast, it inevitably ended at

to find Joy’s called ride waiting curbside,

hand sanitizer, and well-trained, Joy extended her

a promotion

weakness, and ‘fifty percent off was

pointed out. “We’re not a

who’s to argue? People are open-minded these