Beyond the Divorce

It had been a while since I'd properly worked, so I arrived at the office early the next day.

To my surprise, Carol was already there, tidying up my office. When I entered, she exclaimed, "Chloe, you're back? I missed you so much!"

"Yeah, I'm back." I stepped in with a refreshing smile, feeling a weight lifted off my shoulders.

"Did everything go smoothly?" she asked, then chuckled. "I guess that's a redundant question. I can tell from your expression that things went well." "You're sharp. Bring me the proposal for old Bourdamun that Ryan prepared. I'm back to work properly this time."

As soon as I said that, I realized it might be too early for me to be sure of that.

"Oh..." I coughed awkwardly, trying to cover up, "Um... I'll have to leave again on Wednesday."

Carol looked at me with a knowing smile. "Do you have to go to Gerby again?"

"How do you know everything?" I glanced at her and nodded. "Yes, I have to go again. Good things must be seen through to the end."

Carol gave me a thumbs up and smiled, "That's right, it's your call. I'll get the documents for you right away."

she turned and briskly walked out. I relaxed into my chair, enjoying

to roll up my

arrange a meeting as soon as possible to finalize some project details so I wouldn't have to postpone things again on Wednesday. Just as I picked up the phone, it started ringing. It was Poppy calling.

I answered the

you in

here," I replied

won't be able to catch up due to your busy schedule.

raised an eyebrow and said into the phone with a smile, "You're actually late. Atticus

"Oh? Really?"

go out of town on Wednesday, so

about tonight?" she asked

Why was she clinging to me? It seemed like she couldn't bear to be without

I'm afraid I won't be able to make it if you're not in a hurry to leave, you'll have to wait

I've scheduled everything tightly for today and tomorrow. Do you have something important to tell