Beyond the Divorce

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 in behind me and patted my back. “What’s wrong with you? Maybe I

I just didn’t sleep well. You should take

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 call me, okay?”

them, and I left the bed to run to the window. I watched Matthew enter the

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 my

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

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

only realized this on

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

wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an intersection

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