Chapter 101 The Morning

Mikael’s Apartment

Manhattan, New York, US. 11 AM

Mikael couldn’t believe it when he heard the phone call interrupting his peaceful morning—a morning that made him not want to leave the bed because he remembered Claire was still asleep beside him the last time he closed his eyes.

Or... not.

Because when he opened his eyes, he found no one.

“Shit!”

The room, dark throughout the night, was now fully illuminated as sunlight streamed through the cracks in the window.

Mikael nearly jumped in shock when he saw the clock on the wall.

11 AM?

No way. He hadn’t slept this deeply in the last six years, and he couldn’t believe he had slept in so late as if all his problems had disappeared.

Fuck. Claire needed money... and he had slept so late that she had already left him.

“What’s going on?” Mikael almost snapped at the caller, but fortunately, he still had enough presence of mind to control his voice.

“Mr. Williams, it’s me, Trevor. I’m calling to inform you that a woman claiming to be your wife