Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 8 Unexpected Company

I forced myself out of bed the following day. The dark circles around my eyes were horrible, and Matthew noticed them. He asked in surprise, “

The following day, I forced myself out of bed. My dark circles were horrible.

Matthew saw my haggard face and asked in surprise, “Are you sick, Coco? Why do you look so pale?”

“You kept me up all night,” I retorted, not in the mood for pleasantries.

He was stunned but hugged me with a shy grin. “No more drinking for you. Exercise is better instead since it helps with sleep.”

know why, but my stomach churned when I heard his words. I

and patted my back. “What’s wrong with

and lied, “It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep well. You should take Ava

pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some sleep while I send Ava to school. If you don’t feel well, just call me, okay?”

closed the door behind them, and I left the bed to run to the window. I watched Matthew enter

My eyes teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to how it was before. Afterward, I changed into my jeans and t-shirt and tied my hair into a ponytail before

the cafe across from Galar Tower and found the most strategic spot facing

couldn’t even see Matthew because I overlooked one crucial

on the

phone. He seemed to be talking on the phone as he headed toward Crowne Square. My heart raced as I got

lunchtime, and he didn’t leave in his car, so I knew he wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an

surrounding commercial district to hang out and

Matthew was meeting someone there and glanced at the floor-to-ceiling windows, wondering if I should follow him