The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 72

A sharp knock on the door jolted Reese out of her dream.

Still half-asleep, she yawned and shuffled over, peeking through the peephole. Brady was outside, holding a document envelope. That’s when Reese remembered the agreement with Sebastian from last night—this must be the paperwork.

She opened the door just a crack. “Hand it over.”

She skimmed through the pages, making sure Sebastian was really giving up his right to buy the necklace from Zach. Satisfied, she signed at the bottom, kept a copy for herself, and slid the other one back through the gap.

“Tell Sebastian I’ll be waiting for Robbie at the school gate tomorrow.”

She was about to close the door when Brady spoke up. “Ma’am, wait.”

She frowned. “What is it?”

Brady tucked the papers away. “Mr. Ratcliff asked me to drive you to the office.”

“That’s not necessary. I’d rather drive myself.”

Without another word, Reese shut the door. They were about to get divorced; she wasn’t about to let people think she was still arriving in Sebastian’s car.

Brady’s polite smile faltered. He could only turn and walk downstairs.

In the car, Sebastian didn’t look up from his paperwork. “Where is she?”

“She said she’s driving herself to work.”

The temperature in the car seemed to drop. Brady felt a chill run down his back. After a long pause, Sebastian finally said, “Let’s go.”

As the black sedan pulled away, a white SUV rolled out of the parking lot behind it.

Reese was up early that morning. When she got to BlackOak, the office was still quiet. She headed into the lab, surprised to find Matthew already there.

He handed her a folder. “This is the latest iteration. If all goes well, we’ll have preliminary data in a couple of days and can start integrating with Ratcliff Global’s Vault.”

Reese flipped through the report. “Looks good. By the way, I have something to take care of tomorrow—will you be okay here on your own?”

Matthew’s eyes flickered. “Yeah, I’ll be fine.”

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