Fucking submit the papers to the court!

(JARED'S POV)

I instantly stepped on the brake pedal, reversing the car, and speeding off in the direction of the restaurant. On arrival, true to the reporter's words, the restaurant had been in a fire accident.

My heart continued to thud as I approached the crowd of people compromising the fire department, customers, and staff. I used my eyes to search for Arielle.

With each passing moment that I didn't set eyes on her, my heart clenched in my chest, as I tried not to think of the worst. When I couldn't find her in the crowd, I decided to approach any of the staff. Who knows, maybe she was absent from work today. With that feeble consolation, I approached Rebecca, whom I had spotted.

"Hey, Rebecca, are you alright?" I asked, genuinely concerned and not because I wanted information from her only.

She looked at me, surprised but nodded. "Y-yes, I'm fine, thanks."

"I'm so sorry about what happened," I said, and then glancing around, asked, "Where's Arielle?"

She looked at me like one who had asked the most incredulous question. "You're not aware?"

"Aware of what?" I asked, the dreadful feeling in my stomach returning. Oh Lord, it shouldn't be bad news.

Rebecca hesitated before speaking. "Arielle left the country a week ago."

I was taken aback. "What? Where? How?" I threw all the questions at her once.

"I'm sorry, I can't give out much information...she left on a culinary scholarship."

I paused, assimilating the information. Arielle had left the country? "How did she get the scholarship? From whom?"

nervously. "I'm sorry,

urged, but she shook

sorry," she repeated, her voice resolute but polite. With that, she turned

confused, trying to process the

my car and settled in. Arielle was gone. The thought kept

item, after all. But still, the thought of

reached for my phone and

she answered. "What's

the point. "So I stopped at Arielle's workplace; I heard in the news that they were involved in a fire accident, so I decided to stop

her tone not going unnoticed, but went on regardless. "I want to know

"Why?"

not enemies. I just want

right. You two are no longer together, so I think you should mind your business

taken aback by her

and let her be!" Ashley yelled, and with

phone in shock. I hadn't seen that coming. Ashley had always been protective of Arielle, but this was on

letting my mind wander. Where had Arielle gone? And why

refusing to let me go. And even when I started the car's engine,

home, my

guilt; what if Arielle had left because of the divorce? Maybe

scholarship. Having been married to Arielle for three years, I knew she had always wanted to advance in her career but held dback

best to stifle the thoughts. I got inside, and Sofia seemed to be waiting

day?" She asked, a bright smile on her face as she

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