«MoonlitMountain) Chapter 9
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Three days later, Caleb returned to get some clothes. He called my name, but
only the maids responded.
“Where is she?” he asked.
The maids looked uneasy.“Mrs.
Hayes isn’t home…”
He came in and saw the divorce
papers. Usually, he would ignore them. But this time, he picked them up. His
name was on them!
His face turned cold. He touched his
signature; it was real. Then, he
remembered the morning I made steak for him. I gave him something to sign,
and he thought it was a contract about
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helping the orphans. But it was the
divorce papers!
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He crushed the papers. I divorced him? He thought I was just being jealous. After all, we were married for four years. He believed that I’d return eventually.
For the next few days, the maids didn‘ t mention me. Caleb brought Olivia home from the hospital.
Chloe threw down her spoon.“Who
made this porridge? It’s awful! I want
Sarah’s porridge!”
A maid said nervously, “Mrs. Hayes
hasn’t come back yet…‘
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Chloe’s eyes widened. She didn’t
know I was serious about leaving. Then,
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she thought of the divorce papers, which
Caleb had just torn up and thrown away. She looked at Olivia, who was quietly
eating. Olivia acted as if this had nothing to do with her.
Caleb frowned at my absence. Chloe said, “It’s okay, Caleb. You can be with Olivia now. She’s single.”
“How did you know I was divorced?”
“The day you sent me here to give
Sarah the medicine, I saw the papers! But
I thought she was joking.”
Caleb’s face darkened. He called me
but it was disconnected. I’d canceled my
phone number! Then, he stood up and left, ignoring Chloe.
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At a red light, he calmed down.
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Where should he find me? I used to live in
an orphanage. So, he drove to the
orphanage.
The director was cold.“Mr. Hayes,
what do you want?”
Caleb said, “I want to know where she
is…” He stopped.
The director scoffed.“You’ve been
her husband for four years and you don’t know where she is? How would I know that? Please leave.”
Caleb left empty–handed. He punched the steering wheel. He finally realized that I truly wanted a divorce. But he was unwilling to accept it. Why would I leave so decisively? His phone rang. It
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was his mother. “Caleb, come home. I
need to talk to you.”
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