Chapter 54 Finding a Lawyer to Get a Divorce
As I walkedent of Nancy’s office, he reaction to my answer kept playing in my mind. She’d looked cled and deep in thought as if she’d just realized something. It wasn’t the action
expected, but I didn’t well on it
Back at my desk. I found Zia, visibly excited. “Owen‘ Blas on plan been approved?”
(nodded, and the practically jumped out of het chair, eyes gleaming, “I’ve been interning here for two months, and this is my first major
that actually got recognized”
Seeing her eyes getting a little misty, 1 tappedher shoulder sotthy. In this compare, someone new like her, without strong connections or major achievements, could easily get overlooked. From what I’d heard, she mently ran estands and got coffee for others before joining my team.
gave her an encouragingle “Well done. Let’s keep it up. ”
oddedwarnestly, looking at me with eine atitude. Thank you, then, You’ve been such a mento
“Good,” I replied with a smile, then opened ilie tiles and began discessing the next steps with her. She might be a newbie, but she was sharp and dedicated. It was easy working with her There was only one potential hitch–shur was dating Fandall. We’ll been getting along well, but if Yvette went after her boyfeleid, things might ge complicated.
After work, I stepped in the hospital with a baget my uncle and Lib’s Lecoulte prapes.
When entered the room, I found Lila massaging my omide’s legs, both of them chatting and laughing. The scom struck me–T know his leg wasn’t great after his recent health issues, and he’d never be anyone tech it before.
Since when did they become so close? They both looked up and smiled when they saw mu.
Lily took the mapes from me, grinning Tiltinse them.”
She disappeared intothe bathroom, and I pulled up a chair next to uncle’s bed. “How’ne you? Nodiscomfort, right?”
sin töor unshaven but his gaze steady “I’m fine, Owen. I want to be discharged.”
My unile faded. “No way. The doctor said your condition is serious, and you only had surgery recently, I can’t rusk anything happening to you
1 could see the frustration in his expression. I didn’t know everything he’d been through over the years, but he clearly hated being in the hospital, I got it. It wasn’t exactly a relaxing place. giving his hand a gentle squeeze. “I know it’s tough, but you need to stay a bit longer. You can walk around the halls if that helps. Just think of it as getting more
time with me, Alright?
He nodded slowly, but then, Lila returned with the grapes, beaming as the held them out. “Here, Benjamin–by these. They’re delicious
He chuckled and took one. “They must be good, Owen picked them.”
1 smiled boo. 1 net it when he gave me credit like that
After finishing the fruit, I undered three more takeout boors. My uncle’s was the lightest and mood nutritious, while Libs and had other dühes.
tans everything, while Lila kept stating at me fixedly. “Owen, I’ve noticed something. It seems like you’re not picky about food anymore. Since I came back, everything you eat looks so
How could that be? It was just that i mer ordered takeout that I didn’t like.
to be honest. I really was enjoying it. After poin–through stomach cancer, how could i not take batier care of mysel
Llooked at her and worked. “If you’ve not eating with enthusiau
there’s something wrong with your mindset. I’m a vonny, optimist young man now–of course, everything beat is
dall eaten and cleaned up. Lila turned to me. “Owen, I’ll be flying out tomorrow for a medical check–up. It’s just a few days; I’ll be back soon.
ipaused, remembering her leg injury from years back. She usually doplayed it, which sometimes made me forget about it.
“Alright, don’t worry about things here. Duce Benjamin will be well taken care of, “I reassured her, smiling at her. She didn’t need to know the depth of my concern–I’d always feel a sense
† guilt toward e for more than one realis
If it wegen’t for hel saving me back term, she wouldn’t have gotten hurt. I’d always felt guilty toward her, and with the added weight of her dying for me in my past life, I could never case
My uncle coughed in break the silence, glancing around. “Owen, why don’t you take me for a stroll?”
I got up and pushed his wheelchair, Lila walking beside us down the hospital comidor. The path was filled with other patients and families out for their post–dinner walk, and felt a wake ut gratitude for the simple thänge—just being alive andable tu
Then, in the crued. I spotteda familiar figure, andang lieart nearly stopped.
“Cat jou take ones for a urond?? Lasked, quickly Garsting bag uncle’s wheelchait arshrushing off insult. My heart raced, denaline casing through as I tried to catch up. But the
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dry Last life. I’d bern Trente’s Bestand, having a woman who would love me back. And Zachary was obsed with Yvette. It was to the point of insanity. When he found out
tur, he was avady to take me out in good alter hoosing my klemity in the second year of our manage Tirfte, but his naistedmurt alued led his to kill me. If Lila badet
teine, I would’ve been long by now.
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motions and smiled. “It’s nothing I just maitook someone for an acquaintance”
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han ‘ch‘ and dicht comment on whether he believed me
medber bien slightly but didn’t say anything.
After sending them back to the hospital room, I scrolled through my phone contacts and found the Lawyer I worked with during my university years when I was an illustration
We were very rime, and when I made money. I pretty much helped him advance in his career
I called him, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then got straight to the point, “Statthew, the woman doesn’t
