Time to Divorce

role of Tyrone Cook's wife with unwavering diligen

ld never forget, returned to the country, Tyr

of him and said plainly, "Mr. Cook, our two-year term

night before, so I arriv

I walked back to my desk, only to overhear

headlines yesterday, i

she's back, and he even gave her a grand airport welcome

re a perfect match. I heard that before she left, they were already

ut Kate,

gh cut through

yone knows she's just his kept woman. How else could she have climbed from

etting more absu

leepless night leaving me

er outrageous theories, I almost

idn't make thing

ur marriage, I was the one who

d he was the acting CEO. If our marriage became public,

I letting t

receptionist role, Tyrone, without a word of warning, trans

role in my promotion. But if Adele wanted to

fee, then pushed open the of

fell dead

faces a mixture of embarrassment and

esence alone enough to

to do? Is yesterday's data report finished

, they scattered b

glaring at me with un

brow indi

private office, she sudd

ing Mr. Cook soon. Let's see how long yo

k, my express

re to congratul

my office door behind me, I couldn't de

kept buzzing with ent

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te Airport Reunion with a Myst

arly showed Tyrone leaning a

ng the frustration and bitt

orc

this di

ve like th

p at the office unti

ed past the doorway before d

owing stack of documents that needed

me

igarette between his fingers. Just as he was about to take a drag, he s

e the

alked over to his desk, neatly placing the docu

our attention. The meeting with the marketing dep

at

. He clearly had no interest in my report a

u wait for me

rone and I left f

ot to

ike he didn'

out for him. I had even tied the tie myself. Now, it hung loose around h

tead, I asked, feigning mild surp

, "Did you see the divorce papers on the coffee

, crushing the cigarette in the ashtra

roz

tore t

h

ad a marriage

etup arranged by m

setup, for my intended date. When he saw me, he visibly froze for a moment, only snapping out

himself, "I'

ne C

supposed to h

dsome man across from me, his deep, dark eyes holding an unreada

took you for

purse, read

in a calm, unhurried tone, "Miss Gill, i

on social media, but he neve

ing he'd reach out. But my phone remained silent. As the days passed, one after another,

ne

ally faded f

t a fleeting moment of distraction

ter, my mother fel

from everywhere I could, I still couldn't come up with enough for her kidney

uestioned

n my heart. "Because t

was lounging in a dimly lit corner of the VIP room, cigarette in h

a tight-fitting uniform that barel

irked and reached for m

rl's got a killer body.

through the room. Tyrone had grabbed his wrist and twisted

one grabbed my wrist and

apped at him, "Mr. Cook, wh

e was unreadable, deep and unsettling. I instinctive

llars. Marry me. Two years, then we di

roz

dn't t

for that. My mother was lying in a hospital b

at my place, I barely hesitat

ka

acted

s already waiting downs

ng with one hand in his pocket outside the old apartment building, he looked so dis

at

tarily stunned. A sudden wave

s furrowed slightly, his expression

cou

was in a white T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers, with only a layer of sunscreen on my f

ave looked m

refraining from any comment. Instead, he simpl

unnecessar

ing gaze, I felt comp

I hav

tense expression

im why the sudden decision

r seem to find t

er we registered our marriage

me to meet h

athroom, I accidentally ove

look a bit l

g up with him and moving a

g Kate as a stand-in for Jennifer,

e hear that. S

red my

ment, I un

beloved ex-

appened to r

with me. I was j

won

hts, I sighed quietly, prepari

good terms and mai

n uncomfortable expression. My heart skipped a beat, and before I could think, my

ur stomach again? Have

harper than intended, carrying bo

your me

t looked amused. A faint smile played on his lips as he obe

in t

unreadable as he waited for the pain to subside. Once hi

about the

and coldness. Fatigue and weakness were evident in his f

y. Let's e

ched m

me off, clearly dodging the

ould see Adele glancing inside now and then. I took a deep br

ne to his favor

ng choices had shifted from the company ca

a passive-aggressive r

ow high they climb, can't

bitter.

ders

yrone's assistant. Then I was promoted out of nowhere

trips, banquets, and private dinners, the way she lo

ng I had seduced Mr. Cook, using my body to

hing more than

d countered, my voice drippi

o dependent on me. I couldn't

and strolled straight into the CEO's office without knocking. Then, without hesitation, I re

sen to turn a blind eye. But she w

reason to

the time. Without even looking up, he r

rvisor. Handle i

re her?"

es

ord the sev

ked up, his gaze holdin

with an intensity that almost felt affectionate. A

I wa

eyes or pretended not to notice. Because I knew he wasn't

-girlfriend-Je

the freshly printed divorce papers from

ou're done eating, le

lashes fluttering. His tone was calm as he asked, "K

aback for ha

N

as the

and I had no emotional connection, but

, he would come to the hospital

re of me. Even though he had never cooked before, he made me

aving a cup of water on the nightstand, and when I had menstrual

attentiveness were hidden in the

eeped into my life, making

s too

o keep this version of Tyrone to mysel

like a wake-up call, shattering my beauti

out o

t a subst

in bed?" Tyrone asked agai

choked at his words. "W...

ay something like

breathe. His voice was low, tinged with confusion and disbelief, "Am I making you uncomforta

lp tingle, and my fac

our way, I reached out to cover his mou

e called that restraint?

s str

arate rooms. First, I wasn't mentally prepared, and second, s

pected my

ied life was interrupt

t his allure. I kissed his Adam's apple, stripped off his clothes, and then..

f chaos f

ehow moved into his roo

an who had been celibate for twenty-seven years finally gave

nful but p

se issues," I said,

nsist on th

atching the confusion and helples

t see the heart

out loud- that I was nothi

to humiliate m

e twenty million to help me out of a bind, and I'm grateful for th

voice, "But a marriage without love is never goi

ed silent for

utiously asked, "Do you

di

fference di

nied it

casually asked, "Do yo

answer, but I quickly interrupte

ther you do or not, it

e turned awkw

en I always carried in my bag, I swiftly signed my name at the

ah

wallet, and wrote a string of zeros on it with the pen, his as

dred million. Let's no

a loss fo

he so de