Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0236

+25 BONUS

The illness had hit me like a truck, yet it took its time to leave, clinging onto me, unwilling to let go.

I had lost a lot of weight. But I didn't want Nicholas to think that I hadn't been doing well without him, so I purposely wore something thick.

After covering myself up, I found a pair of sunglasses that I rarely wore to cover the dark circles around

my eyes.

The sky was dark, and the second my phone rang, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky. Nicholas' voice blended with the sound of thunder to the point where I wasn't sure which was deeper. He urged, "Why aren't you here yet?"

I looked out the window and into the dark sky as the world blurred into shadows. The rain seemed to have cast a veil over the world, separating the world from sight. You could only hear, but you couldn't see. But why did my heart still ache?

"I'll be there soon."

1 looked at the time. It was only 7:00 a.m. There was a chance Nicholas had used his connections to get some special treatment. Perhaps he was so eager to divorce me that he couldn't even wait until the court opened. The taxi driver asked, "Hey lady, why are you heading to the court so early in the morning? It's not even open yet!"

I didn't know how to answer him, so I just insisted that he drive me there. But due to the slippery road, the driver wasn't able to drive too quickly. So, I could only sit anxiously in the car as I waited.

entrance of the court, there

impassive as he said, "I'll be there

I was about to eat it when Nicholas called and disrupted my plans. The

of our family traditions was to eat a cake on the

stood in the e rain

the soggy cupcake, bite by bite. My pants and shoes were soaked through, and I was cold that I began to

spot.

was the one who wanted

so

around the empty entrance calmly. I wasn't sure how long I had waited, but the rain was

drenched in the

his car. At that

we were miles

Let'

returned to the man in my memories-distant, elegant and proud.

strange and unfamiliar.

humiliation I would have to suffer through

me that