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

Chapter 120

Standing on the steps, Curtis’ gaze lingered on her with a distant intensity.

After a few seconds, Leanne spoke up, “If you’ve got nothing to say, I’m outta here.

Tve gotta head out of the country for a few days, Curtis said, “When you get some free time, have Caleb assist you with transferring the title.”

“Got it.”

As Leanne walked toward the curb, Curtis called out to her again.

“What now?” Leanne asked, barely hiding her irritation.

In his unhurried way, he said, “Don’t forget to pick up the divorce papers when it’s time. Don’t go playing hooky on me.”

“Don’t worry,” she shot back, “You can bet your bottom dollar on that.”

The Uber arrived right on cue. Leanne pulled open the door and was about to get

Leanne.” he called out again.

in

She turned her head, her patience wearing thin, “Can’t you just spit it all out at on…”

Curtis closed the distance between them silently and unexpectedly. She was completely unprepared, her head just turning back to face him when his palm cupped her cheek.

The tail end of her words was cut off by his kiss, sudden and silencing.

Leanne’s eyes went wide.

could see his raven-black lashes and tightly shut

of his lips,

and ended just as abruptly, a fleeting bloom that lingered for a mere moment on her lips, too swift to catch.

a second, at most.

could even think to push him away, Curtis had

without giving her the chance to lash out, he turned and strode

retreating figure grow

bolted out

there was a

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exuding

Castillo,

got admirers? Dr. Castillo, you’re certainly

go this morning? The new policy is such a pain for us ladies, with that mandatory cooling-off period. Did you hear about that case where some guy changed his mind during it and stabbed his ex? She ended

cut

all good,” Leanne said with a

picked up the bouquet,

told, suitors weren’t exactly lining

who did come around never seemed to think

high school that a classmate, who often competed with her in English contests, confessed his

back by the teacher one day to talk about the competition. It got late, and he walked

family’s alley, he suddenly grabbed her

to find his

because it was getting dark and his touch was uninvited. She felt uneasy.

in the distance, wrapped in Suzan’s

Curtis would tattle about her supposed early romance and earn

that, maybe out of embarrassment from being rejected, the classmate