Lahat ng Kabanata ng Countdown to My Divorce: Kabanata 831 - Kabanata 840

Sasha hurried to defend herself. "Uncle Stanley, please listen to me. It really wasn't like that. It's all Rachel making things up! I've lived with Jim for so many years. There's no way I'd do something like that."Rachel felt not a scrap of pity for Sasha anymore."Sasha, do you want me to expose everything you did in front of these people, or would you rather leave on your own? Think very carefully."Sasha froze. Her face went pale; she had no idea how much dirt Rachel actually had on her. If Rachel lost her temper and spilled everything, Sasha would walk away with nothing.After thinking it over, Sasha decided to play it safe."Rachel, look, your brother and I are barely getting by. He's still so young. If he ends up malnourished because there isn't enough money, imagine the trouble that would cause. Even if he doesn't have the same mother as you, you're still siblings."Rachel snorted. Her cold glare made Sasha uncomfortable."Sasha, the Lloyds have already done more than en

"Before Jim passed, he kept talking about wanting to celebrate the boy's birthday…"Stanley's voice broke. His hand trembled with rage as he pointed at the report that concluded there was no biological relation between the two.Color drained from Sasha's face. She opened her mouth and tried to speak, but the contemptuous stares around her silenced her.The carefully crafted identity she had clung to collapsed in an instant, and with it, all her schemes for inheritance crumbled to nothing."Sasha, if you have even a shred of conscience left, leave my father's funeral. With you here, he'd only feel tainted if he could see us."Rachel's voice was soft, but the disgust in it was cutting."You're not welcome here."Sasha staggered to her feet. She didn't argue and didn't look back.Minutes later, the wail of sirens cut through the stillness of the funeral.Two uniformed officers entered the courtyard. Yvette, who had been whispering into her phone in a corner, abruptly hung up. Her

The next morning, sunlight seeped through the blinds, casting mottled shadows on the floor. Tyler leaned sideways in the visitor's chair. His brows furrowed from a lack of sleep.The black shirt on him still had wrinkles from last night. His knuckles rested on his knee, and even in sleep, his posture carried a tense, unrelenting edge.After hearing two knocks on the door, his eyes snapped open. He had obviously bloodshot eyes.Rachel pushed the door open and entered with a thermos. She placed it gently on the nightstand.She looked at the dark circles under Tyler's eyes and reached out to smooth the crease between his brows. The moment her fingertips brushed his skin, he caught her hand.Tyler's eyes were wide open while he stared at her."Did I wake you?" Rachel asked.His voice was hoarse from sleep, but his palm burned with startling heat. "No. You know I never sleep well, especially when you're not beside me."Rachel had expected this. She pried his fingers open and pressed

Gerald's death came far too suddenly. To family and friends, it was a pity, yet in Rachel's mind, she believed it was good for him to leave in such a peaceful way.If it were her, she too would want to go like that one day. Once she reached a certain age, she'd leave without the torment of illness. It would just be a natural death.Everything should follow the course of nature.By the time Gerald's funeral was over, Rachel was completely exhausted. Compared to her, Tyler had it even harder.Running back and forth between the hospital and the funeral, he barely had a moment to rest.Thankfully, Gerald's service was kept simple. It was nothing like Jim's elaborate ceremony. They simply didn't have the energy for anything more.When Rachel and Tyler returned to the apartment and pushed the door open, two furry figures darted out. The golden-brown Sunny carried a slipper in her mouth and circled Rachel excitedly, while the snow-white Ray pawed at Tyler's pants and wagged his tail non

Rachel's pupils contracted. For a moment, it felt like time itself had stopped. She just stared at Tyler, frozen, until she finally came back to her senses."Tyler, you suddenly laid your feelings on me like that. I'm not used to it."She'd never noticed that deep look in his eyes before, especially for someone as cold and distant as Tyler. He could actually look at someone with such tenderness.It almost reminded her of Sunny.Tyler chuckled softly and brushed her nose with his finger. He was smiling from ear to ear."Then I'll do that every day until you get used to it."Rachel's mind instantly ran wild, picturing what it would be like if Tyler really confessed his feelings for her every single day. The thought made her shiver all over.She pulled him onto the bed. "Okay, okay, stop talking about this. I've got goosebumps already. Just get some rest."The next morning, Tyler had already carried Rachel's luggage to the entryway.Rachel stood before the full-length mirror, giv