---- single trace of her. He felt completely hollow, like a lifeless shell under the night sky. When he finally made it to the bedroom and opened the drawer in the nightstand, he saw a plain brown envelope. His eyes lit up. "Tess! You left this for me! You're willing to give me another chance!" Clinging to that last thread of hope, he tore open the envelope . But the moment he saw the gold lettering on the document inside, tears began to fall. It read, "Divorce Agreement". "No...
No..." Clifford's hands trembled as he reached for his phone and dialed her number. "The number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check the number and try again..." The mechanical voice played over and over, but he continued to call Tessa's number repeatedly. He sank to his knees, broken and desperate. The divorce papers lying next to him were slowly stained with his tears. Finally, he called his assistant and instructed, "Track down Mrs.
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Jones' location." The assistant, startled awake, quickly answered. "Yes, Mr. Jones. I'll contact someone right away." After hanging up, he picked up the divorce agreement again, his eyes bloodshot. Gazing at her youthful, innocent face in the photo, he recalled every vow he'd ---- once whispered to her. "you'd better treat Tess well and spoil her like she's your world. If you don't, I swear I'll never forgive you.
" If the Clifford of the past saw him now, he would've wanted to beat this pathetic version of himself into the ground. He uttered, ''Tess... I've failed you..." And it was all because of... Apale, bitter smile crept across his face. His eyes darkened, cold and deadly. "Tania... I'm not letting you off the hook."
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