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, he’s thinking with

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

and headed back. “Ms. Campbell,

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

could hit where

if we stopped being friends.for, let’s say, five

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

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a feast is usually

“You know

stress and the joy of alcohol. Whenever

find Joy’s called ride waiting curbside, her head

pulled out her hand sanitizer, and well-trained, Joy extended her hands for a spritz.

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off was

“We’re not

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