Chapter 13 The delivery man quickly scanned the document in his hand and stated, “This is a divorce agreement, sent by Ms.

Elizabeth Campbell with instructions to deliver it directly to Mr.

Elijah.” The atmosphere in the room grew tense, as though an invisible force had struck Elijah and the others sharply across their faces.

The lively conversation in the private room suddenly stopped, replaced by a palpable, uneasy silence.

Eyes flickered between the people present, and each of them slowly lowered their gaze.

In the midst of the heavy quiet, only Albin dared to act.

Taking the folder from the delivery person, he returned to his seat and tossed it toward Elijah.

“Elijah, what did you do to upset her this time? She doesn’t seem to be joking around,” he remarked, a note of concern in his voice.

Albin was naturally curious about the contents of the folder, but even if given the chance, he wouldn’t dare look inside.

thick envelope alone, stamped with the unmistakable logo of a law firm, suggested serious matters

to vanish into the shadows,

bottle of whiskey, poured

distraction was clear, and he carelessly set the bottle down,

even the wealthy Albin couldn’t ignore without feeling a pang of regret at

moved to clean

a moment, Elijah placed his empty glass down with a soft clink, his gaze narrowing

really just because of a missed call?” he muttered, his voice tinged

The room remained still.

sound of breathing seemed to soften, as if reluctant

posture and gently took the glass from Elijah’s

my fault,” she murmured, her voice

not for my ongoing heart condition, my frail health, and those constant fevers that worry you, you wouldn’t

filled with tears, casting her in a

placed a delicate hand over

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