Chapter 245


    Chapter 245


    Before her flight from the airport, Belinda sent Leanne a video.


    She and Jada sat on Curtis’ private G650 jet, earnestly expressing their gratitude for her care over the


    period.


    As a single mother raising a sick child, the most support and concern she received was from a doctor


    without kin in the world.


    At the end of the video, her eyes brimming with tears, she emotionally said, “Dr. Castillo, if your parents


    would be so proud if they could see you now, how well you’ve turned out, and how exceptional you


    are.”


    Leanne only saw it after her shift at noon, and by then, the ne had been airborne for over three


    hours, already beyond the country’s borders.


    After watching the video, she smiled.


    If her parents were still around, knowing how Curtis teased her, they’d have her back.


    Failing to reach Curtis by phone and receiving no reply to her messages, Leanne checked her phone


    throughout the day, but there was no word from him.


    When her shift ended, she called Caleb.


    The call connected, and she got straight to the point. “Where’s Curtis?”


    Unruffled, Caleb replied, “I was out for business today and didn’t catch up with Mr. Curtis. He’s got a


    dinner event tonight. If it’s not urgent, ma’am, you might want to try reaching him tomorrow.”


    After hanging up, Leanne called Jake.


    Knowing Curtis would likely need a driver for a dinner involving drinks, Jake was her next


    guess.


    Lessposed than Caleb, Jake hesitated in his response. “I took the day off. n is driving Mr.


    Curtis today.”


    Leanne paused for seconds before replying. “Wasn’t n fired?”


    Jake fumbled over his words, couldn’t string together a cleareback.


    Shrugging it off, Leanne ended the call.


    Devin, who had pulled an all-nighter, woke upte in the afternoon, his hair a mess and his face utter


    exhaustion. He noticed the man meticulously reviewing documents on his couch, legs crossed, and


    watched him for several minutes.


    “Making my ce your office, really now?”


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    “It’s too risky outside,ying low for a bit.” Curtis didn’t even look up. “Clean up will you?”


    this pigsty,


    Dragging himself out of bed, Devin began collecting the scattered c cans on the table and the


    assorted trash on the floor into a bag.


    His phone rang somewhere amidst the chaos, and he frantically searched. “Where’s my phone?”


    “Oh, here.” He fished out the phone from the trash bag.


    The caller ID nearly made him drop the phone. After juggling it and trapping it between his knees, he


    looked up with panic and rm. “It’s Leanne.”


    He showed Curtis the screen before asking, “Should I answer?”


    “Go ahead,” Curtis said. “y it by ear.”


    “What am I supposed to say?” Devin frowned, answering the call, and immediately started


    rambling.


    “Leanne, oh… What? Curtis? No idea. I’m in Kenya watching The Great Migration. Look at that zebra.


    It does give you crosswalk vibes…”


    That was the most far-fetched excuse of the lot, and Leanne knew Curtis was intentionally avoiding her.


    The following day was the deadline to pick up their divorce papers.


    Cutting through the nonsense, she said, “Animals migrate in the summer.”


    Devin scratched the back of his head. “Guess this zebra got left behind then.”


    Leanne took a deep breath, barely containing her frustration. “Give the phone to him.”


    “To whom?” Devin yed dumb. “The zebra?”


    “To Curtis.”


    “I told you, Curtis is not in my ce.”


    Leanne’s tone turned sarcastic. “I thought you were in Kenya. Howe you are at home


    now?”


    Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Devin instinctively nced at the man on the couch.


    Curtis set aside the documents, extending his hand.


    As Devin was about to pass the phone, Curtis withdrew his hand. Instead, he pulled a handkerchief


    from his suit pocket to wrap around the phone before taking it.


    Picking up the call, Curtis acted as if nothing was amiss, even finding the mood to tease her. “Looking


    for me, huh? What got you so clingy today?”


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    Leanne went straight to the point. “Tomorrow morning, nine o’clock, I’ll be waiting for you. at the city


    hall.”


    She hung up before he could respond.


    The following morning, the city hall basked in the warm sunlight. Leanne had waited for two hours, and


    several people showed up.


    A delivery guy brought her coffee and breakfast. A restaurant owner from across the street provided a


    table and chair, worried she’d get bored. And a magician stood beside her, performing tricks to


    entertain her.


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