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She was getting ready to go abroad for a conference on
integrated elderly care, and she didn’t have time to waste.
Tracie knew that, given Grover’s usual indifference, he might
not come out to meet her.
That was fine.
If he didn’t come out, she would wait at the gate of the villa for
him.
On the other end of the line, a woman’s voice came through,
neither too close nor too far. “Grover, who’s calling?”
Even through the phone, Tracie immediately recognized
Juliana’s voice. She couldn’t help but laugh quietly to herself. It
had only been a little over a week since Tracie moved out, and
Juliana was already eager to move in?
If she was in such a hurry, why not just sign the divorce papers?
As Tracie pondered this, she heard Grover’s voice. “Come to the
cafe downstairs at my office tomorrow at noon.”
“Okay!” Tracie quickly hung up the phone.
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‘She actually hung up that quickly?‘
Grover felt a heaviness in his chest.
“What’s wrong, Grover?” Juliana immediately recognized the
call had been from Tracie.
‘It seemed like Tracie wants to come back?‘ she thought.
‘After being away for a week, with Grover ignoring her and
Oliver no longer needing her, is Tracie really going to
shamelessly return?
‘Where does she get the confidence–and the narcissism–to think
that way?”
“It’s nothing,” Grover replied flatly.
Juliana didn’t ask further.
She never questioned Tracie’s situation.
With her own charm and her relationship with Grover, even
ten women like Tracie wouldn’t stand a chance.
So she didn’t care to waste her time on Tracie.
That night, Juliana stayed over at the Stanton family home.
After personally giving Wendi a bath, drying her hair, and
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getting her settled into bed, Juliana realized just how much
effort it took to care for a child.
Even telling a bedtime story required all her patience and
creativity. It took over an hour before Wendi finally
complimented her, “Well, you’re a little better than my mom at
telling stories.”
After more than an hour of storytelling, Wendi insisted on holding her neck while she slept, not letting her leave.
So, Juliana spent the entire night in the children’s room.
Meanwhile, Grover had a video conference with several Slaport
partners at 9 PM, which stretched late into the night, lasting
until 2 or 3 AM.
That night, Juliana felt a restless unease she couldn’t quite
explain.
But she couldn’t exactly show it.
Grover, on the other hand, seemed full of energy.
The next day, he followed his usual routine and went to the
office.
The first thing he did when he got there was call for the legal
advisor. “How’s the divorce agreement coming along?”
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The legal advisor responded honestly, “Mr. Stanton, please give
me a few more days. Since you’re the head of a large corporation, I need to refer to many legal clauses…”
“Please hurry,” Grover said curtly.
He had made plans to meet Tracie at the cafe downstairs at noon
to discuss the divorce. Since the agreement wasn’t ready yet, he
had pushed it to the back of his mind.
Tracie arrived at the cafe downstairs at Stanton Group exactly
at 11:30 AM.
She sat there for over two hours.
By 2 PM, Tracie could no longer wait and decided to call Grover.
He answered quickly, but only said, “I’m busy, no time!” before
hanging up.
Tracie was speechless.
If Grover were standing in front of her right now, she would
have thrown her coffee in his face.
Though she usually kept a calm demeanor, she couldn’t help but
feel a surge of anger and frustration.
For all these years, she had loved Grover so much that she lost
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herself in the process.
And that was why he treated her like this–like she didn’t matter.
Since he wouldn’t meet her, she had no choice but to put the divorce on hold and focus on preparing for her upcoming trip
abroad.
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