Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 3 Anxiety

“Two days ago? Where?” I asked, feeling a little anxious.

Ivanna noticed my reaction and retorted, “What’s with that look?”

“Where did you see him?” I couldn’t care less about bantering with her and continued pressing for answers.

However, Ivanna’s phone started ringing. She glanced at the screen and hushed me before leaning into her chair and answering the call. After a few sentences, she straightened up, glanced at me, and said, “What?! I’ll be right there!”

Immediately after, she closed her laptop and stuffed it into her bag. “I have to go. Let’s meet up again another time!”

“Wait… You…” I had more questions, but she ignored me and left.

She said she saw Matthew two days ago, but he was supposed to be on his business trip in Canta then. Where did she see him? Was she at Canta for a trip as well?

I shrunk back into the seat silently. I was helpless, but a strange sense of fear filled my heart. The TikTok video kept playing in my mind, but I wasn’t sure if it was Matthew.

lying to me? Did he not go to Canta

in turmoil. Despite the warm sunlight shining on me, I couldn’t stop shivering. I wondered what I should do if Matthew had

forgot to pick Ava up. Fortunately, Matthew returned early today. Seeing that I had forgotten to

to get up and started cooking. Before Matthew returned with our daughter, Melanie walked in unexpectedly. She had a key to our place and treated it as

me in the kitchen, she put down her bag and came

as I replied, “He went to pick Ava

her up now?” Melanie’s tone carried a hint of reproach. She always acted pampered and arrogant, as if she was the boss of

sister-in-law, was also unpredictable. However, I had grown accustomed to her behavior over the years. After all, she was

we have squid at home? I

the fridge. “Look in there. Your brother probably bought

did you forget to pick me up today?”

pinched her nose with my wet hands. “I was busy. I promise

our daughter’s little backpack and looked at us dotingly. Meanwhile, Melanie

put down his things and removed his coat. Then he entered the kitchen and wrapped his arms around me. The next second, he removed my

remarked, “My brother is such a good husband. I want to find someone like him in the

the kitchen and stop causing trouble.