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.”

stomach churned when I heard his words. I rushed to the

wrong with you? Maybe I should

should take Ava to kindergarten. I’ll be fine once I rest

and laid me back on the bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some sleep while I send Ava to school. If you don’t feel well,

get softer as they left. Finally, they closed the door behind them, and I left the bed

teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to

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

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

this on the fourth

hurrying out of the building with his phone. He seemed to be talking on the phone as he headed toward Crowne Square. My heart raced as

leave in his car, so I knew he wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an intersection ahead and entered a cafe with quaint decorations

in the surrounding commercial district

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

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