Five days later,Clara's eyes slightly opened.She weakly saw Jonathan sitting on the sofa next to her,looking through documents.
“You’re awake?”He immediately set the papers aside and came over,pressing a hand to her forehead.Relief softened his stern features.“The fever’s finally broken.How do you feel?”
Clara’s throat was so dry she couldn’t speak.
Jonathan gently held a straw cup to her lips,letting her sip warm water.
Just then,her new phone on the nightstand rang.
It was Lawyer Bennett.
“Miss Winter,I’m glad to hear you’re awake.”His voice carried the exhaustion of long days,but also relief.“The seven-day cooling-off period has passed.Since you didn’t revoke the filing,the divorce will be finalized tomorrow morning.Shall I have the certificate and documents delivered to the Cole residence?”
Clara’s heart clenched as though caught in an invisible fist,then slowly released.
She closed her eyes.Memories flashed one after another—
The thrill of first love,the struggle of building a company,the sweet vows once whispered…
And then the coldness of his study,the humiliation in the villa,her cat hanging by a rope,and Vanessa’s venomous sneer.
“Send them back,”she said,her voice steady and clear.