Meeting The One For Me

Chapter 6

Melted snow pooled on the uneven cement road, trampled into a messy slush by passing pedestrians.

“Wait here. I’ll go in,” Audrey said, pushing open the car door.

Nathan unfastened his seatbelt in the passenger seat. “I’ll come with you to ensure you don’t run away.”

Nathan and Lucas followed Audrey, carefully avoiding the muddy water collected in the potholes. They frowned as they surveyed the crowded and chaotic shantytown.

“Why are you living here?” Lucas asked, his gaze shifting away from a pile of garbage on the street, his brow furrowed with concern. “Even if you don’t want to stay in the dorms, you could’ve come to Jen’s. This place is dirty and unsafe for a lady like you.

“It’s okay,” Audrey responded. She didn’t want to claborate.

Staying in a hotel was too expensive, and she couldn’t afford to spend her savings from part–time jobs.

She hadn’t planned on staying in Sheysea City for long and didn’t want to sign a long–term contract for an apartment.

Despite the poor conditions, the place was the quickest and cheapest short–term rental option she could find after moving out of the apartment two days before.

They walked deeper into the secluded area, eventually stopping in front of a wooden door with a lock.

Nathan’s frown deepened.

Audrey didn’t invite them in. She unlocked the door then quickly retrieved the documents she needed from a drawer.

The wooden door seemed flimsy, and the interior was small. It had a bed, a simple wardrobe, a pile of books neatly stacked on a table, a chair, some old kitchenware, and no bathroom. Yet, the bedding was tidy, the old headboard and table were clean, and the floor shone from being freshly mopped.

Audrey locked the door and turned to them, “Let’s go.”

The ride from the neighborhood to city hall was silent. Everyone was lost in their thoughts.

At city hall, the staff noticed both Nathan’s and Audrey’s injuries. Before issuing the divorce certificate, they uttered the same advice they gave all couples.

As he looked at the certificate in his hands, Nathan found the process unbelievably smooth.

certificate. Nathan, can I expect your public

responded, snapping back to reality.

stood up and said. “After r your apology I’ll leave

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never see me again.”

The image of Audrey pressing him against the wall

His expression was dark

said you could have the apartment,

replied curtly, also putting

Nathan was severed. She hoped this would

“I have a vacant apartment you can use for

now.”

her clear, cold eyes visible. “I’ll withdraw from the case shortly. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be

take you!” Lucas

distant. “No need to

as he watched her

never thought it would come to this,”

city hall, Audrey gazed at the

was where her journey with Nathan would end. And yet, it seemed neither of them was to blame.

birthday: to marry her immediately, to celebrate his

one had come

still remembered Nathan’s intention to burn their marriage certificate after the wedding ceremony, proclaiming that there would

Audrey, who had lost two years of her life,

city hall, where they had registered their

sore and swollen eyes and then placed the

phone to book a flight to Cloudmill for the next evening, a black sedan pulled up

passenger window rolled down,

She bent down slightly and rested her hands on the edge of

seated behind the driver’s seat,

Sheysea City office,” he replied, motioning for Audrey to get in

front seat, Ryan’s assistant got out and greeted her with a smile.

Audrey remained still.