Fall For You( Love , marriage and divorce #3)

sterile conference room, bouncing of

on his fury. He stalked towards Monique, snatched her arm, a

on?" Monique hissed, w

me like that?" Clinton roare

cessary," Monique counte

wn employees..." His voice tra

d," Monique stated

ing her authority. Those who stayed had shown wisdom from the start, avoiding the pitfalls of soc

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g hand on his shoulder, but he shru

stration replacing anger. "Over a hundred v

fore they received their pink slips," she in

ng respect warring with his resentmen

nt dancing in her eyes. "Though

iped up from the doorway. "M

e corner, her innocent

r, what remained unknown to the quarreling couple was that she not only heard every word of the fight b

thrust into a realm of fear and insecurity. The glimpse of this unfamiliar, tumultuous s

extended his hand, gently caressing her hair. "Sure, swee

ith the confusion. Monique knelt down to meet her daughter's

oney," she said,

inging to his leg. "We're gonna

st desire to believe that life could re

tly stroking her hair.

he glanced at the scre

e sleek screen, a deliberate and tender

atically. The warmth and affection in his tone

ll her victories, all her power plays, paled in com

the room. On the other side, Lydia sat on the bed, crad

his tiny nose and chubby cheeks. Clinton's smil

orning Clinton's face was an

knowledging his father's presence, the baby stretched his little limbs, yawning."God, I

ned with happiness. She knew how much Clinton loved their son, and how much he wanted to

melody, reverberated through t

d into the frame, her entr

dia addre

with maternal warmth, inquir

uh

rrying a delicate blend of relief and anticipation

ithout hesitation. "No, I'm free. On my way in twenty," Clinton replied,

ssful smile plast

her voice small. "Daddy? Y

rt, there's been a change of plans.

ised!" Tears welled

laced with regret. "But sometimes grown-up s

flashing it before her. "Go shopp

harp and brittle, ech

ard away, her lower lip trembling

ping in defeat. "Next time, prince

ing after him, clinging t

ssion hardening. "Look, be a good gir

sed!' wailed th

okay? Your brot

n your daughter? Will it always be like this?" M

r, his gaze fixate

ake out an

shoulder before he turned and walked aw

ory she'd grasped felt like dust in her mouth. Her eyes m

, her heart breaking apart. She gathe

e rubbing her tiny, shaky back ,

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t. It seemed as though her heartache had transformed into a hunger strike, leav

barely holding on herself, tried every trick in the book to please Sahara. She prepar

e girl's senses and make each bite irresistible. She even resorted to barg

e it." She would say, placing the pe

used to love this." Monique would p

push her food around the p

rief pushed her to the edge, and in a moment of frustration, she snapped at Sahara,

r daughter but Daniels and his

y. This was the first time Monique was

her mother's actions

filled with boundless joy, l

ained of energy, and

as as if every day she was shrinking, inch by inch. Her tiny frame seem

think going on a hunger strike will bring him back? If it were possible

ed like she never saw the tears in her daughter's e

enjoying his life with his new family. He exchanged me for another woman, he exchanged you for another child. He

ears cascaded down

care? Don't be an idiot. He's gone and he's never co

t true, he

coffed de

what? His promises are worth n

as tears continued to slide down her f

second fiddle to his ch

the chair and ran out of the room, her pain too pr

uise watched helplessly, hurting

g, Louise sighed sadly, walked over to Monique and put