I Chose Me Over My Marriage novel Chapter 46

With that thought, Chloe Thorne glanced back at the booth where Lyra Lennox was sitting. Seeing her quietly sipping her drink, Chloe let out a breath of relief.

She turned away and answered the call, her tone completely devoid of patience. "I've already filed the divorce papers with your son. We're in the mandatory waiting period now. The second it's over, I'll be the first one dragging him to get the final decree. So you can rest easy—I'm absolutely not going to cling to him."

She rattled off the words in one breath, not giving Beatrice a single chance to speak.

A long, heavy silence stretched across the line before Beatrice's voice finally came through.

"I've already heard about that. I'm calling you about something else."

Chloe frowned, instantly sensing that something was off.

Meanwhile.

Lyra sat alone in the booth.

The heavy, pounding bass of the club's music made her chest throb uncomfortably.

But what made her feel even worse was the hollow, suffocating ache inside, like a piece of her heart was completely missing.

Glass after glass of liquor slid down her throat, but she couldn't even feel the familiar burn anymore.

It wasn't until a tall shadow loomed over her that she paused.

Lyra blinked her hazy eyes and looked up at the newcomer. He stood against the pulsing club lights, casting his sharp, chiseled features into a stark silhouette.

Her vision blurred, yet an undeniable sense of familiarity washed over her. Using the edge of the sofa for support, she pushed herself to her feet, wanting to step closer and get a better look at his face.

But the moment she took a step, her foot snagged on the leg of the booth, and she pitched forward.

The expected impact never came.

Instead, she tumbled into a warm, deeply familiar embrace.

The faint, crisp scent of cedar clung to the man's clothes—subtle, clean, and incredibly comforting.

Just as Chloe hung up her phone, she spotted Lyra wrapped in a stranger's arms. Swallowing her lingering frustration from the call, she sprinted over to them.

"Hey, listen to me! There are a lot of people here, so keep your hands to yourself! Don't think just because you're a guy, I'm scared of you. You..."

Her fierce tirade died in her throat the second she finally got a clear look at the man's face.

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