The Present Year

being extra careful to not trigger a sudden dizziness. Since Elizabeth was a toddler, she was prone to bouts of dizziness. Her parents often worried about her and are usually the ones to gently

tly around her waist. She was slightly surprised that she had to do two knots to secure the belt in pla

. She had no recollection of when she acquired the bruise, which she firmly swears wasn't there yesterday. She went back to her bedroom and headed towards her closet to get dressed for work. She opted for a blac

quietly sat on the other end, directly across from Maxwell. It may seem strange for a husband and wife to be sitting quite far apart, but Maxwell does not like people to be in close proximity to him. Moreover, this is part of their agreement not to interfere with each other's lives. Cynthia always found their seating arrangement strange, but Elizabeth didn't mind and is used to it. Whi

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be seen between the two of them. Contrastingly, Cynthia treated Elizabeth as family. It didn't start off that way, as Cynthia knew she had to treat the wife of her employer the same way she treats her boss. But at Elizabeth's insistence, she got accustomed to casual dialogues and less formalities. Over the years, Cynthia slowl

t him in the eye, noticing his dark brown hair hasn't been combed in place. There was a 5 o' clock shadow starting to sprout from his chiseled jawline, which is rare for

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lder that was laying in front of him. With his tall body, he took a few strides towards her and handed her the fold

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she was just presented with. All her mind could focus on was

like to finalise everything by the end of this month. Take your time reading through it and annotate anything you disagre

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h at her reaction and the question. He anticipated that she would be either crying or angry about being served divorce papers. After all, Maxwell knew that Elizabeth took their marriage seriously. He thought that they would have a

d to directly ask her to clari

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e to a million pieces when she heard him say it. Because Elizabeth knew that with Nina around, her marriage never stood a chance. To Maxwell, Nina will always be his f

he guiltily looked away. Both painfully remembering that particular day in their own way.

ed reading through the documents. After a few minutes, she scribbled some th

f this week, and I'll get someone to retrieve my things. I'll stay over at somewhere else for now.

alm attitude, Maxwell could

Cynthia when Maxwell suddenly remembered and as

s before we got married. Ah, by t

agreement. She went back upstairs to fetch her phone and work bag. As she was a

e, Maxw

last page. She really did put her signature on it. A mixture of feelings

He shook off the feeling and was determined to maintain his path. He went upstairs to get ready for work