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.

was that jerk Curtis aggrieving for? If he were so aggrieved, he should’ve never touched you! Damn, he’s thinking

nearly spat out her water, quickly checking that no one was in the

water and headed back. “Ms. Campbell, mind your language. I’m at

you to be disrespected by everyone, and even the housekeeper thinks she can crap on you!

hit

mind if we stopped being

had got carried away. “I’m off work now. Just wait

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Chapter 10

of a feast is usually liquid, I

chuckled. “You know me inside

claiming work stress and the joy of alcohol. Whenever she offered to treat Leanne to a feast, it inevitably

of the hospital to find Joy’s called ride waiting curbside,

out her hand sanitizer, and well-trained, Joy extended her hands

bar with a promotion tonight,

and ‘fifty percent off was like a siren’s

“We’re not

so literal?” Joy wrapped an arm around her. “We say we are, and who’s to argue? People are open-minded these days. Worst comes to worst. We