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Caleb could hear the phone hang up as he stood by the desk, waiting for the documents.

Curtis slammed the phone down with a huff, “Hang up on me just like that? Did I hit a nerve? Found a new flame already, huh?”

Since he returned from his trip abroad, Curtis’ mood had been as fickle as the stock market, impossible to predict.

Caleb pondered, then pulled out a yellow folder from the bottom of a stack on the upper left corner of his desk.

“The agreement has been ready for four days, drafted by the lawyer. I put a Post-it note on it. You might have missed it,” Caleb said, trying to mask his irritation.

Curtis gave him a long, unreadable look before taking the folder and lazily flipping it open. “You seem to have much to say about me lately.”

Caleb was blindsided by the accusation. “Mr. Richardson, hand on heart, I swear it isn’t

true!”

Curtis sat back in his plush, executive chair. “Oh, so maybe it’s just you that I find especially frustrating.”

Caleb was speechless. After all, Curtis was the boss.

Leanne was right. Without any disputes over assets or child custody, the agreement couldn’t be more straightforward.

Yet, Curtis scrutinized it with the intensity of a teacher grading final exams, nitpicking every detail.

“Is this font Times New Roman? It’s hideous.”

“There should be a semicolon here, not a period.”

“What’s this ‘irreconcilable differences? Is that supposed to be a term? Does divorce always mean irreconcilable differences?”

He crossed out the words “irreconcilable differences,” circled them, and shaded the circle.

until it was a black blob.

Caleb was bewildered. “Mr. Richardson, isn’t your marriage with Mrs. Richardson beyond repair?”

That stopped Curtis’ juvenile scribbling.

He glared at Caleb again. “Did you ever go to school? Something has to exist before it can break apart. We never had any feelings for each other. What’s there to be beyond repair?”

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Caleb could only nod in silent agreement.

“Who wrote this rubbish? Did

left the hospital but still bothered Leanne incessantly, always trying to get her to

to pin down, but Selina had found the trick. She would bring along Joy, and

a meal was

and Selina often sat outside the ophthalmology office, waiting

“Dr. Castillo, it’s like you’ve

“These two are harder to

persistent presence, Leanne ran into Jeremy more often. He would come to pick up Selina and sometimes dine at the same restaurant with clients or

they crossed paths, he would greet them, take care of their bill, and his conduct was always above reproach, never crossing

blind to

your brother’s reputation, maybe you should stop playing

you’re divorced. The paperwork is just a formality,” Selina said casually. “Besides, what’s between you and my brother? Curtis

but I have my plan,” Leanne said

marriage ended, so he didn’t mind the

want to jump into another relationship while the last one isn’t over properly. It’s irresponsible to

to avoid misunderstandings. You barely speak to my brother,” Selina pouted, “Don’t you like him? You don’t think he’s good for you, huh?”

didn’t say that,” Leanne replied. “Even if I was free, I’m

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hurt so badly that it took a searing pain to come

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phone hang up as he stood

the phone down with a huff, “Hang up on me just like that? Did I hit a nerve? Found a

from his trip abroad, Curtis’ mood had been as fickle

yellow folder from the bottom of a

four days, drafted by the lawyer. I put a Post-it note on it. You might have missed it,” Caleb said,

unreadable look before taking the folder and lazily flipping it open. “You seem to have much to say about me

Richardson, hand on

true!

executive chair. “Oh, so maybe it’s just you that I find

speechless. After all, Curtis was

was right. Without any disputes over assets or

intensity of a teacher grading final exams, nitpicking

font Times New

semicolon here, not

supposed to be a term? Does divorce. always mean irreconcilable differences?”

words “irreconcilable differences,” circled them, and

it was a black

your marriage with Mrs.

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