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

Chapter 99

Leanne couldn’t say she had a good impression of him.

She muttered a polite “thanks,” trying to withdraw her hand with a hint of forced kindness.

But Derek’s grip only loosened by half. As she pulled

away, his palm slid along her forearm, grazing her delicate wrist, across her palm, and finally over her fingers, stopping at the tips.

Goosebumps prickled up her back, and she instinctively stepped backward.

Her brow furrowed. “What are you doing?”

“Just giving you a hand. What’s the problem?” Derek managed to look innocent, and had it not been for the lingering discomfort where his touch had traveled from her arm to her fingertips, Leanne might have believed she had misjudged him.

“You’re not wearing your ring anymore.” he said.

A ring worn for many years leaves an immutable mark when taken off, and despite Leanne’s flawless skin, a faint band was still visible around the base of her ring finger.

“That’s

leisurely. “I heard the Richardson and the Wright families are planning

flicker of surprise crossed

known Curtis and Suzan were bound to end up together. But she hadn’t anticipated it would happen so fast.

final, yet both families seemed in a hurry to discuss marriage and

of that mattered

me,” Leanne had no interest in small talk and turned to leave, but Derek blocked her

like you were his world and didn’t let anyone mess. with you. How did he get over you

Please keep your distance.” Leanne swiftly sidestepped him and walked away.

Derek didn’t follow.

Chapter 99

she glanced back before entering. Derek was still

her into the bar and thrusting the

her face.

a bottle of sanitizer from her bag, and vigorously rubbed it over her hands and arms

the group spilled out of the bar. Donna gave several colleagues a lift, and Leanne shared a cab with another