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.

see his raven-black lashes and tightly shut

cool warmth of his lips, the

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

second, at

she could even think to push him away, Curtis had already let her

without giving her the chance to lash

there, stunned, watching his retreating

being nipped by a dog that bolted out

got to her office, there was a massive

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red petals exuding an intoxicating

“Dr. Castillo, who’s got the hots for

Dr. Castillo, you’re

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?

morbid, another colleague cut in, “Hey, could you

good,” Leanne said with

picked up the bouquet, looking for

exactly lining up

guys who did come around never seemed to

year of high school that a classmate, who often competed

to talk about the competition.

Richardson family’s alley, he suddenly grabbed

startled to find his palm sweaty with

maybe because it was getting dark and his

the distance, wrapped in

supposed early romance and earn her another. scolding, she

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

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