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Nathan was rendered speechless for a while.
Instead of explaining, he tried to change the topic.
“Toni and I are just ordinary friends. As for you, I saw you get into your boss‘ car two. days ago, yet you still told me nothing was going on between you and him!”
As he spoke, he picked up the divorce agreement and tore it to pieces.
“Why are you in such a hurry to divorce. me? Are you so eager to get rid of me and be with your boss?”
I was so angry that I slapped him.
“It’s you who have no idea how to keep your distance from others, yet now you are still trying to pass the buck, aren’t you?
“It was raining heavily that day, and I couldn’t get a cab anywhere. You promised
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to pick me up, but you were nowhere to be found even after I waited at the downstairs. of my office building for two hours!
“The boss gave me a ride just because he felt sorry for me!”
My eyes turned misty.
It had been raining heavily that day.
But Nathan had stood me up because of a phone call.
A call from Antonia.
She had complained that she was eager for spaghetti but without anyone to keep her
company.
Immediately after Nathan heard this, he had asked her where she was and had left me waiting in the heavy rain, going to eat spaghetti with her.
I didn’t know how he had the nerve to
accuse me now.
Hearing what I said, Nathan came to his
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senses, at a loss for what to do.
“I’m sorry, honey. I didn’t know…”
He came forward intending to wipe my tears but was pushed away by me.
“It doesn’t matter that you tore up the
да
divorce agreement. I’ll go and make a new copy. Anyway, I must divorce you.”
I stood up coldly and walked toward the study.
When I came out with another copy of the divorce agreement, I saw Nathan searching throughout every bedroom in the house.
Standing in the living room, he asked, “Jen, where is my mom?”
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