Chapter 1938 A Date

The moment he got home, he pulled out his phone and sent her a message:

Chelsea, are you interested in opera? A friend of mine gave me two tickets. Would you like to join me tomorrow?

After digging into Chelsea's background, Magnus had discovered that, unlike most women, she had a genuine love for opera.

When Chelsea read the message, she recalled Cecilia's kindness and also remembered how Magnus had stepped in to help her earlier. After a moment's thought, she replied: Sure. See you tomorrow.

Not long after Chelsea sent her reply, her phone rang. It was Allen.

"Ms. Rainsworth," he greeted.

"Mr. Leighton? What can I do for you?" Chelsea asked, surprised to be hearing from him.

"I called to apologize," Allen said after a brief pause. "You were right today. I've since had an honest conversation with my wife."

Chelsea's breath caught slightly. "You mean... you and your wife..."

She didn't finish the sentence.

Allen confirmed. "We've agreed to divorce. Going forward, I want to pursue a relationship

unease stirred in her chest-a nagging sense of guilt she couldn't

should divorce your wife. I only wanted to make it clear that...

understand. And I'm grateful you said it. I needed to

does he

suddenly felt like the villain in someone else's story—the one who'd driven a wedge

to imagine how heartbroken Allen's wife must be

of what words would

silence. "It's getting late. I'm sorry to have disturbed you.

He ended the call.

wide awake,

She was simply being honest. But now,

Chelsea had no close friends. There was

tossed and turned through the night, sleep never quite finding her. Early the next morning, a message from Cecilia lit up her phone: Are you free to

she typed back: Cecilia, I've already made plans with a friend today.

of town, Cecilia read Chelsea's reply and simply

the friend Chelsea was meeting that day was none other

had intended to talk to Chelsea in person, to expose Magnus' true nature before he had the

met up and headed to

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