Regrets Of What Was Lost Chapter 16
Her eyes were cold.
“That lawyer was right, wasn’t he? You came to me because you wanted me to take on the mortgage from the house you shared with your wife.”
I was about to speak when the café door opened again.
Zinnia stood in the doorway, holding Chloe’s hand.
I hadn’t seen them in days. She had cut her hair short, and the style made her look sharper, cleaner.
Chloe rubbed her eyes and said softly, “Daddy.”
My whole body went rigid.
The sound of that one word wiped my mind completely blank.
I even forgot why I was there.
The divorce?
In that moment, I suddenly realized I might not want it that badly after all.
“Say something. What, you see them and now you’re speechless? Regretting it already?”
Savannah’s shrill voice snapped me back to reality.
I turned stiffly to look at her.
Her expression was ugly, and her voice grated on my nerves.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t reconcile the woman in front of me with the gentle, considerate person she used to be.
I turned and walked away.
I didn’t look back at either of them.
All at once, I wasn’t sure if everything I had given up for her had been worth it.
All the softness and need she used to show me had evaporated the second money entered the equation.
After I left, Zinnia didn’t leave right away.
She walked over to Savannah and patted her on the shoulder.
“Take my advice. Don’t get involved with married men. A man with no moral compass isn’t going to suddenly become a good person for you, and he’s certainly not going to become reliable overnight.”
The next day at work, the director of HR informed me that Savannah had applied for an extended medical leave.
I picked up my phone and texted her.
“I’ll figure out the money. Take some time off. I’ll approve your leave.”
But a week later, I received a court summons.