Chapter 36- unhappy and divorced

Her words hung in the group chat, met first with silence. A few minutes later, Marylin broke it with a voice message: 

"I'm landing in City tomorrow at noon. Don't bother picking me up. See you at the hotel." Zoey followed with a simple reply: "I'm coming too." 

Vivian, who was still in City and heavily pregnant, directly said she would visit Laurent the next day. 

Staring at their responses, Laurent burst into tears, overwhelmed by their care and concern. 

She knew they were coming out of worry for her, taking it upon themselves to be by her side. 

How fortunate she was to have friends like Adeline and them in this lifetime. Her love life might have been a failure, but at least her friendships and family bonds were thriving. 

When she finally managed to stop crying, she sent a choked-up voice message to the group: 

"You don't have to come all the way here. I'm fine, really."