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.”

heard his words. I rushed to

“What’s wrong with you? Maybe I

away and lied, “It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep well. You should take Ava to kindergarten. I’ll be fine once I

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

door behind them, and I left the bed to run to the

My eyes teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to how

most strategic spot facing

days. I couldn’t even see Matthew because I overlooked one crucial detail. He often used the underground parking, which had a direct passage to the lobby.

realized this on

at a loss, I saw Matthew hurrying out of the building with his phone. He seemed to be talking on the phone as he headed

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

the perfect palace for elites in the surrounding commercial district to hang out

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

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