Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 8

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.”

my stomach churned when I heard his words. I rushed to the bathroom,

my back. “What’s wrong with you? Maybe

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

back on the bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some

the door behind them, and I left the bed to run to the window. I watched Matthew enter the car with my excited

to

strategic spot facing the entrance. I knew it was foolish, but I thought it was the most efficient way.

see Matthew because I overlooked one crucial detail. He often used the underground parking, which had a direct passage to the

only realized this on

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

so I knew he wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an intersection ahead and entered a cafe

for elites in the surrounding commercial district to hang out

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

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