Sydney 100<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0100<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0stayed\u00a0so\u00a0busy\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0often\u00a0forgot\u00a0he\u00a0still\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0wife\u00a0at\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0paused,\u00a0then\u00a0turned\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0find\u00a0out?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0denying\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0surprised,\u00a0yet\u00a0a\u00a0strange\u00a0pressure\u00a0filled\u00a0his\u00a0chest,\u00a0making\u00a0it\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0breathe.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0guessed,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0forced\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled\u00a0faintly.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0thought\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0never\u00a0notice.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0her.\u00a0The\u00a0tightness\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0chest\u00a0made\u00a0his\u00a0brow\u00a0furrow.\u00a0\u201cAm\u00a0I\u00a0really\u00a0that\u00a0incompetent\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0husband?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0very\u00a0competent,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0smile\u00a0deepening.\u00a0\u201cJust\u00a0only\u00a0when\u00a0it\u00a0comes\u00a0to\u00a0Penelope.\u2018<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0husband,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0excellent\u00a0lover.\u00a0She\u00a0meant\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0reached\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0ears,\u00a0they\u00a0felt\u00a0more\u00a0like a\u00a0slap\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0face.\u00a0He exhaled\u00a0slowly,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0ease\u00a0the\u00a0pressure\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0chest.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u00a0moves\u00a0out\u00a0soon.\u00a0When\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0done,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0come\u00a0pick\u00a0you\u00a0up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll\u00a0see,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0replied,\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0unsaid.<\/p>\n
Those\u00a0words\u00a0made\u00a0Caleb\u00a0feel\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0suffocated.\u00a0He\u00a0almost\u00a0panicked\u00a0and\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0wrist.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0does\u00a0that\u00a0mean?\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0not planning\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0back?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0nod\u00a0and\u00a0admit\u00a0it.\u00a0The\u00a0yet\u2013to\u2013be\u2013obtained\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers\u00a0still\u00a0shackled\u00a0her,\u00a0though.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0overthinking,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0replied.\u00a0\u201cAlright,\u00a0Tiff\u00a0only\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a020\u00a0minutes.\u00a0I\u00a0better\u00a0go.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0pulled\u00a0her\u00a0wrist\u00a0back\u00a0gently,\u00a0adjusted\u00a0her\u00a0cashmere\u00a0coat,\u00a0and\u00a0strode\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0car.\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0calm\u00a0and almost\u00a0indifferent\u00a0gaze\u00a0remained\u00a0fresh\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0mind.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0like\u00a0this.<\/p>\n
Unfamiliar\u00a0anxiety\u00a0swept\u00a0through\u00a0him.\u00a0No\u00a0matter\u00a0what\u00a0Sydney\u00a0was thinking,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0her\u00a0legal\u00a0husband.\u00a0The\u00a0thought\u00a0settled\u00a0his heart\u00a0a\u00a0bit.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0long\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0withheld his\u00a0consent,\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0always\u00a0be\u00a0his\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton.<\/p>\n
\u2026<\/p>\n
The\u00a0restaurant\u00a0sat\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0street\u00a0from the\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.\u00a0building.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0company\u2019s\u00a0underground\u00a0garage\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0car,\u00a0then\u00a0drove\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0unlocking\u00a0the\u00a0fingerprint\u00a0lock\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0heard\u00a0a\u00a0commotion\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0house.\u00a0The\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0opened\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0a\u00a0loud\u00a0bang\u00a0exploded\u00a0beside\u00a0her\u00a0ear.<\/p>\n
Multicolored\u00a0confetti\u00a0fluttered\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0air.<\/p>\n
Startled,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0just\u00a0in\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0toss\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0popper\u00a0aside\u00a0and\u00a0run toward\u00a0her,\u00a0throwing\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cBabe!\u00a0Congrats\u00a0on\u00a0single\u00a0life\u00a0again!\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0100<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Glancing\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0bright\u00a0colorful\u00a0decorations\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0laughed\u00a0out\u00a0loud.\u00a0It\u00a0looked\u00a0less\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0divorce\u00a0celebration\u00a0and\u00a0more\u00a0like\u00a0someone\u00a0was\u00a0getting\u00a0married.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0working\u00a0on this\u00a0all\u00a0day?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0just\u00a0me.\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0pointed\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0knowing\u00a0wink.\u00a0\u201cMarcus\u00a0helped\u00a0too.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0here\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n
All\u00a0three\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0were\u00a0alumni\u00a0of\u00a0Jouleston\u00a0University.\u00a0When\u00a0Tiffany had\u00a0just\u00a0started\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0law\u00a0firm,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0introduced\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0Marcus.<\/p>\n
According\u00a0to\u00a0Tiffany,\u00a0anyone\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0pulse\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0potential\u00a0client.\u00a0Someone\u00a0like\u00a0Marcus\u00a0with\u00a0family\u00a0wealth\u00a0to\u00a0boot?\u00a0Definitely\u00a0a\u00a0premium\u00a0one.\u00a0They\u00a0had\u00a0grown\u00a0familiar\u00a0quickly\u00a0after\u00a0that.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0looked\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0surprised.\u00a0\u201cNo\u00a0wonder\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0show\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0lab\u00a0today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf\u00a0course\u00a0not.\u00a0Marcus\u00a0knows\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0prioritize,\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0said\u00a0meaningfully.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0shot\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0sideways\u00a0glance.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0start\u00a0matchmaking\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0married\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family.\u00a0Marrying\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0Shepard\u00a0family\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0similar\u00a0scenario.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0Marcus\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0stayed\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0place\u2013not\u00a0too\u00a0close,\u00a0not\u00a0too\u00a0distant.\u00a0She\u00a0liked\u00a0it<\/p>\n
that\u00a0way.\u00a0Just\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0amount of\u00a0comfort.<\/p>\n
\u201cSyd,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Marcus.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0walked\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen\u00a0carrying\u00a0a\u00a0dish,\u00a0apron\u00a0still\u00a0on,\u00a0looking\u00a0every\u00a0bit\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0sunny,\u00a0dependable\u00a0older\u00a0brother\u00a0next\u00a0door.\u00a0\u201cTiffany\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0you finally\u00a0got\u00a0your\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers.\u00a0Congratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
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