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.

Curtis aggrieving for? If he were so aggrieved, he should’ve never touched you! Damn,

quickly checking that no one was in the

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

continued to live it up, flaunting his affair with that Suzan for all to see, leaving you to

could hit where it

“So, I guess you wouldn’t mind if we stopped being

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

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Chapter 10

idea of a feast is usually liquid,

“You know me inside out.”

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

find Joy’s called ride

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

bar with a promotion tonight, fifty percent off for

‘fifty percent off

out. “We’re

wrapped an arm around her. “We say we are, and who’s to argue? People are open-minded these