Chapter 24
Author: Pen forge
last update2025-08-10 23:59:57

“Come in.” A soft voice came behind the door. It was familiar— a rhythm Carl always wanted humming in his ear for the rest of his life. But at that moment, it sounded like a dissonance.

The door squealed as Carl pushed it lightly, the divorce paper in the other hand but walking inside the room, he froze, his eyes pinned at a spot, the divorce paper in his hand totally forgotten.

He caught them. His wife…ex–wife to be, fiddling through papers on the desk like a kid searching for a pin in sand, her hand shaking like a thief who was caught red handed and putting up a con like one who was lost.

Henry on the other hand spun on the door. The grin lingering over his face faltered instantly like he just saw a ghost appear in his sweetest dream. Carl's presence was a sharp reminder of the fight at Mufi hotel. He was beaten black and blue by Carl. His battered face was still healing up from the blow.

His eyes fell wide, slightly enough to convey the shock in his eyes. “You..what a heck are you
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