Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 23 Recruiting Allies

Ivanna shook her head, saying. “The surveillance footage I got was too blurry. Also, I couldn’t see the woman’s face because Matthew’s arms blocked her face.”

“Do you have the footage now?” I asked.

She quickly sent me the footage, and I saw many people on the street that night. Matthew’s figure in the video was fleeting. He wore the same overcoat I had ironed for him, making his tall figure stand out in the

crowd.

His left arm was around a woman in a pink top. His large frame obscured her figure, so I zoomed in on

the footage, but it made no difference. I still couldn’t make out the woman’s face. 1

“He’s quite the schemer,” I said as my tears clouded my vision.

Ivanna silently approached and sat beside me before putting her arm around my shoulder. I held the

phone, choking on my tears as I said, “That night, I saw his figure on a live stream on TikTok. I sent him the video link immediately.”

paused, tried to calm down, and spoke again. “Matt found a restaurant, removed his

he video–called me! Hahaha, I can’t believe how sly he is. He lied to me so effortlessly!”

of wine and downed it. Ivanna

either.

lied to me, Ivanna.

a piece of my mind and warning him not to break your heart. That’s

wine. 1

everything I knew, including what had happened after he let Ava fall last night and

do you plan to do?”

like this. He hurt me, so he must pay for what he did. Not just for me but for my daughter. I want to reclaim

serious?” Ivanna

felt stiffened with every word and understood the reasoning she presented. She feared I might lose everything I

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to how things were if I didn’t take action? The answer was clear to me. No! Thus, I nodded and

at me intensely before

Later, Matthew returned home and played with Ava

Since Ava w

I feigned ignorance and pretended to be preoccupied with preparing dinner. However,