Ex-Husbands, I'm Back

ck of sleep the previous night. The movement of Felix's arm made her turn abruptly toward him. His eyes were open now

yes but seemed too tired to talk, so she reached for the cupboard and grabbed a b

and continue her search for the hospital's balance before h

ook after you. I need to run along now to put one

n, Felix had muttered he

through all this stress. I wish I could just die."

ra shushed

you. I mean, how do you want me to survive if you die? You kno

ively as she battled to figh

rn to hush her down, shakin

u're good, and you're beautiful. You wi

ling momentarily an

She questioned me this time wi

l certainly do more than this. So hang in there;

o lean on him and kiss his forehead

house where she lived with Felix, a small, compact house a

ecklace, and stood to gaze satisfactorily at herself through a medium-sized mirr

the adrenaline rush and bubbling energy she felt on her way here suddenly di

re aimlessly, the gatekeeper suddenly appeared from n

job interview. Isn't it?" He

or the cleaning job.

while the man wrote it off as th

gate with th

have started." He i

estioning herself inwardly about what exactly she was really doing. Then,

he crowded first floor of the building for a while, brushing pa

ed shock and apparent good fortune, Dante Cooper himself was right inside the elevator the moment she got in. An

ed to severe degrees. She stared intensely at her footwear for a moment, counting from 1 to 5 in her min

l marr

necessarily to be sure she wasn't referring to someone else

y?" He asked, drawing

oward him now, lookin

u." She repeated

when he was sure she had actually sa

d you know I needed a

, taking her eye

esterday at th

exclaimed

ing on our conversation?" He queried rhetorically

should I

ng at him with passionate eyes, h

money." She recited, recalling all the requirem

asked further

er-is sick and needs mon

he seemed too desperate. He was almost at the point of rejecting her when his phone vibr

remind him of something he was sure he must h

e, you're going to stand no chance against Lucas. He's takin

med his face, and turned to

top. He walked through the sliding open doors while

isitely furnished, and airy work

nd read thr

seat and the document lyi

ed that $500k would be paid immediately after their wedding, and the b

, and then Dante nodded back and handed her

through it carefully, an

e company building, it felt like la

have I

my parent's house than get married to another man for the sake of money." She concluded finally a

ht was that of a large banner taped to the central wall of the b

list of phone numbers to

he numbers. And when she did, the buyer rudely informed her to direct her questions to her a

my brother and his wife, you dare call me to vomit

ession, he attempted to talk but started coughing. She quickly steadied him back d

et you so

nds nervously as she quickly tried to explain to him that she had only collected the file out of