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.

jerk Curtis aggrieving for? If he were so aggrieved, he should’ve never touched

her water, quickly checking that no one was in

water and headed back. “Ms. Campbell, mind

ranting. “You’re the victim here. After marrying him, he continued to live 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

true best friend could hit

if we

off work now. Just wait for me to pick you up. I’m treating you

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feast is usually

chuckled. “You know me inside out.”

her occasional drinks, claiming work stress and the joy of alcohol. Whenever she offered

Joy’s called ride waiting curbside,

sanitizer, and well-trained, Joy extended

new bar with a promotion tonight, fifty

Joy’s weakness, and ‘fifty percent off was like a siren’s call, impossible to

out. “We’re not a couple.”

are, and who’s to argue? People are open-minded these days. Worst comes to