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.

cover and the thick envelope alone, stamped with the unmistakable logo of a

the dim light, Elijah’s face appeared to vanish

bottle of whiskey, poured a glass, and drank it down

he carelessly set the bottle down,

wealthy Albin

moved to clean

with

drama really just because of a missed call?”

The room remained still.

even the sound of breathing seemed to soften,

her posture and gently took the glass from Elijah’s

all my fault,” she murmured, her voice laden with

my ongoing heart condition, my frail health, and those constant fevers that worry

eyes filled with tears, casting her in

over her heart, her apology

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