108 Attempts to Forget You novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

When Timothy returned home, the entire house lay in utter silence, empty and still.

A chilly air mingled with the faint trace of Shirley’s perfume lingered in the rooms.

The house felt hollow without Shirley.

From the bedroom to the study and even the bathroom, every space had been arranged by her hands.

Back then, she’d asked him to help pick furniture, but he’d claimed to be too busy. When he returned home, the rooms were already perfectly furnished.

Shirley knew every inch of those spaces, every item in every corner. Now, everything remained exactly as she’d placed it, yet the person who created it all was gone.

He’d searched once already, but Timothy couldn’t shake the feeling she might have left something behind.

Trembling uncontrollably, he began tearing through the house again. Inside closets, behind desks, even in the cracks of doors–he left no spot unchecked.

The entire house was in disarray, yet there was no trace of her.

Finally, he pinned his hopes on the messy bed.

Still nothing.

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He felt as though thousands of silver needles were piercing his heart, the excruciating pain nearly unbearable.

With chilling clarity and despair, he realized her resolve to leave.

Timothy had imagined she might crumble at the mention of divorce- perhaps weeping hysterically or even attempting suicide.

None of that happened.

From beginning to end, she did only one thing.

Divorce him and walk away.

Timothy barely slept all night.

The next morning at the office, his assistant waited by the entrance.

“Mr. Mitchell, the three o’clock meeting this afternoon-”

“Cancel it.”

He cut her off, massaging his temples. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught his secretary’s hesitant look.

“Spit it out.”

“It’s just… Boss Timothy seems unusually concerned about Shirley’s whereabouts lately. But before…” The assistant trailed off.

Timothy stared through the floor–to–ceiling windows, his brow slightly furrowed.

“Was I truly that awful to her before?”

“Speak freely. Just be honest.”

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