Rupert Washington was having a series of bad dreams. One moment, he dreamt that Elizabeth Black had left him; another, she was cheating on him; and in yet another, she was staring at him coldly. In his daze, Rupert Washington was jolted awake by the ringing of his phone.He answered the call, which turned out to be from the hotel manager, informing him that a woman with the surname Zheng had been waiting for him in the lobby since early morning. Rupert Washington rubbed his aching forehead, trying to recall who this Zheng woman could be. After a moment, it clicked—he remembered. She was the divorce lawyer. What a persistent nuisance. "I won't see her," he said, and hung up.He tried to catch a bit more sleep on the top floor. Logically, after not sleeping for three days and nights, he should have been extremely tired. However, while his body craved rest, his mind remained painfully alert, tormenting him. Rupert Washington had never experienced such sleep disturbances before. He felt
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