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.”

didn’t know why, but my stomach churned when I heard

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

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

and laid me back on the bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some sleep while I send

get softer as they left. Finally, they closed the door behind them, and I left the bed to run to the window. I watched Matthew

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 was before. Afterward, I changed into my jeans and t-shirt and tied

found the most strategic spot facing the

because I overlooked one crucial detail. He often used the underground parking,

only realized this on

to be talking on the

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

the surrounding commercial district

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

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