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.

I arrived at the entrance of the

called Nicholas, but his tone was impassive as he said, "I'll be there soon." Then, he hung up

hands trembled as I held a cupcake in my hand. I was about to eat it when Nicholas called and disrupted my plans.

dad would always tell me that one of our family traditions was to eat a cake on the day of one's birthday. From the looks of it,

the e rain with an

the soggy cupcake, bite by bite. My pants and shoes were soaked through, and

spot.

who wanted the divorce. I could

so

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

stood drenched in the rain

his car. At that

like we were

Let'

had returned to the man in my memories-distant, elegant and proud. That version of him

strange and unfamiliar.

would have to

me and telling me that the paper was his gift