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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.

rubbish? Did the

still bothered Leanne incessantly, always trying to get her to go out for

the trick. She would bring along

Anyone who treated her to a meal was a friend in her

ophthalmology office, waiting

Castillo, it’s like you’ve

two are harder to

more often. He would come to pick up Selina and sometimes

crossed paths, he would greet them, take care of their

to Selina’s transparent schemes.

with Curtis isn’t final yet. For your brother’s reputation, maybe you

formality,” Selina said

none of my concern, but

ended, so

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

my brother,” Selina pouted, “Don’t you like him? You don’t think he’s good for you,

say that,” Leanne replied. “Even if I was free, I’m not planning on

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and ended up being hurt so badly that it took a searing pain to come out of it. The thought of loving someone else seemed a difficult

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Chapter 101

as he stood by the

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

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

yellow folder from the bottom of a

for four days, drafted by the lawyer. I put a Post-it note on

a long, unreadable look before taking the folder and lazily flipping it open. “You

Richardson, hand on heart, I

true!

in his plush, executive chair. “Oh, so maybe it’s just

speechless. After all, Curtis was

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

of a teacher

Times New

a semicolon here, not

Is that supposed to be

words “irreconcilable differences,” circled them,

a black blob.

your marriage

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