Chapter 0236
+25 BONUS
The illness had hit me like a truck, yet it took its time to leave, clinging onto me, unwilling to let go.
I had lost a lot of weight. But I didn’t want Nicholas to think that I hadn’t been doing well without him, so I purposely wore something thick.
After covering myself up, I found a pair of sunglasses that I rarely wore to cover the dark circles around
my eyes.
The sky was dark, and the second my phone rang, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky. Nicholas‘ voice blended with the sound of thunder to the point where I wasn’t sure which was deeper.
He urged, “Why aren’t you here yet?”
I looked out the window and into the dark sky as the world blurred into shadows. The rain seemed to have cast a veil over the world, separating the world from sight. You could only hear, but you couldn’t see.
But why did my heart still ache?
“I’ll be there soon.”
1 looked at the time. It was only 7:00 a.m. There was a chance Nicholas had used his connections to get some special treatment. Perhaps he was so eager to divorce me that he couldn’t even wait until the court opened.
The taxi driver asked, “Hey lady, why are you heading to the court so early in the morning? It’s not even open yet!”
I didn’t know how to answer him, so I just insisted that he drive me there. But due to the slippery road, the driver wasn’t able to drive too quickly. So, I could only sit anxiously in the car as I waited.
But when I arrived at the entrance of the court, there wasn’t anything but rain.
I called Nicholas, but his tone was impassive as he said, “I’ll be there soon.” Then, he hung up on me.
I was the one who wanted the divorce. I could not leave.
I looked around the empty entrance calmly. I wasn’t sure how long I had waited, but the rain was almost about to come to a stop when Nicholas finally arrived.
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