Chapter 79. The Sudden Truth

“This is Mahir Adam speaking, and what do you mean she has to be divorced ASAP? We still have a month left.”

Bushra laid there, her eyes wide open as she stared at him on phone with their lawyer. Her heart was beating so hard that she felt as if it would fall out of its position. Mahir seems so comfortable and calm, whereas she was already having another meltdown deep inside.

What if he tells him about the penalty she has been hiding from him and gets angry with her again for hiding something from him? He’d hate her for this, more than he did before. He might never want to see her again for lying to him yet again. Heck, he might even divorce her at the spot and leave.

“Oh… uhm… y-yes, sir…”

“Let’s schedule a meeting — tomorrow morning, at my office.” He ends the call after that. “Your lawyer is up to something, I can sense it,” he said to her as moved closer to the bed. He gently scooped her face in his warm palms. “Everything’s going to be alright because I’