Tyler returned to his usual, composed self. “Who knows if you’re teaming up with someone else to lie to me?” “Lie to you?” Vicky repeated in confusion. ’For what?”

“You said you lost your bag, arrived late, and even found yourself a witness. What do you think?”

Realization dawned on her, and she widened her eyes in disbelief. “Are you trying to say that I’m delaying the process of the divorce on purpose?”

“Is that not the case?”

“Of course not!”

He stared down at her and chuckled. “Heh.”

Her breath caught in her throat. “You don’t believe me?”

“I can believe you.” Before Vicky could respond, he added, “If we can proceed with the legal procedures today.”

my bag. My passport and the divorce

her mockingly. “So we can’t file for divorce today, is that

voice weakened. “I didn’t mean for this to

interrupted her. “Vicky, you did all these

On purpose?” She looked at him in

his eyes

“What?”

like you were in a hurry yesterday,

froze. “I was waiting for you

make sure if I’m coming and when I’d be

“No, I-“

until my phone ran out of battery so that I wouldn’t be able to reach you. That way, even if I got here, you can say that you left for a moment, and I won’t be able to do a thing

“I didn’t-“

a half-smile. “You knew that I’d be coming today, so you hired someone to make it look like you were robbed. Concerned that I wouldn’t believe you, you set it up so that your

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