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When Time Stopped, Love Was Lost

Chapter 2 

Word Count: 984    |    Released on: 15/06/2026

I took the divorce agr

founded this co

house and scraped together two m

important for me to stay home and take care of Chl

people claimed did nothing but enjoy an easy

at the front desk lo

. My hair was messy, and

eared on th

re you here to see? Do y

arse. "I'm here

you get to throw around. Look at yo

I'm Grace, D

exchanged a look, then

Carter have a wife? He and Ms. Morgan are the

other reception

tor doors opened, an

d skirt suit, with the watch Dan

on a look of surprise.

and said, "This is Mr. Carter

athly ashen and lowered their

the smile on Emily's face disa

rd. Don't you know how valuable his time is? You should be more considerate of him. Women should learn to be generous. I don't mind sharing hi

evator wall, closed my

op floor, Emily pushed open the

er, Grace

tared at his watch and said, "What are you doing here? I h

My gaze swept ac

single trace of

en a gift from Emily, accura

okshelf, Daniel and Emily stoo

ermos match

he lower right co

there as padding. Its corners were

. Coffee stains marked the cover

ok so tightly that my

s how you treat

ooking impatient, and

into the corner of the desk yesterday and dam

gged at

orry. I didn't know it belonged to

t a cold

to me? Chloe is being buried tomorrow mor

he desk, sending documents s

You keep cursing Chloe again and again! I'm telling you

ivorce agreeme

res in the company. Pay me out in cas

agreement, glanced

lock in the afternoon on March fifteenth, you signed the s

roz

s home and told me they were just part of the comp

d without e

et the trap

feeling cold all

s from the begin

as always supposed to be mine. I transferred twenty thousand dollars to you

icked up the sketchbook,

nded over all the evide

ggage, and erased every trac

residential complex

accident. Mr. Carter insists you did it for revenge and

oadside, feeling that the wh

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When Time Stopped, Love Was Lost
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“My husband, Daniel Carter, was obsessive about time. He had to wake up at exactly 7:05, and breakfast had to begin at 7:15 sharp. Even sex was limited to exactly thirty minutes. The second time was up, he pulled away and left. That day, our daughter had a dangerously high fever, yet he still refused to leave. Every second dragged by. I kept urging Daniel to hurry. But he only ate his breakfast at his usual unhurried pace. "My breakfast has to last a full ten minutes. Besides, children build stronger immune systems when they tough it out a little." I touched my daughter's forehead, which was growing hotter by the minute, and urged him to give me the car keys so I could take her myself. Daniel did not even look up. He slowly adjusted his tie and said, "Then I won't make it to the office by 7:50. Wait five more minutes. That's when I'm supposed to leave." Just then, his phone rang. It was his assistant, Emily Morgan. "Mr. Carter, I twisted my ankle. Could you come pick me up?" His expression changed at once. He grabbed the car keys and rushed toward the door. "I have something urgent to deal with. Call a cab yourselves." The next day, he called and asked why we had not gone home yet. I held my daughter's ashes in my arms, numb with grief. "Our daughter can't go home anymore." And neither could we.”