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.”

I heard

and patted my back. “What’s wrong

just didn’t sleep well. You should

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, just

closed the door behind them, and I left

look away until Matthew drove out of the gated community. My eyes teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to how it

facing the entrance. I knew it

one crucial detail.

only realized this on the

be talking on the phone as he headed toward Crowne Square. My heart raced as I got up and

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 and an

the surrounding commercial district

Matthew was meeting someone there and glanced at the floor-to-ceiling windows, wondering

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