A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 27:

In the backstage lounge of the event, quiet conversations murmured among the younger members of the Cox family.

Anthony was reclining in the main chair, his eyes closed, evidently disinterested in engaging with his grandchildren.

Only when the door creaked open did he scowl and glance up. Upon recognizing Belinda, his stern expression transformed into a broad grin. “Belinda!” he exclaimed.

Springing to his feet, he approached her briskly. “You’re here!”

“Anthony,” Belinda greeted him with a smile, handing over the gift she had brought. “Sorry I’m late.”

“Late? The celebration hasn’t even begun!”

Anthony chuckled, accepting the gift and guiding Belinda to his chair. “I’m delighted you made it!”

Throughout the encounter, he completely ignored Kristopher, his biological grandson.

Kristopher, accustomed to his grandfather’s indifference, followed without protest and sat down with no visible emotion.

“Look at Grandpa doting on Belinda as if she were his own,” Helen Walsh, another granddaughter, remarked sulkily from a corner. “Though Kristopher doesn’t seem to care about her presence at all. Now that Cathy’s returned, it’s only a matter of time before Kristopher shows her the door. She’ll end up like a stray dog.”

was loud enough

“Watch your mouth!”

Walsh gave her daughter a sharp nudge

new tales on

Belinda are

“Belinda.”

Belinda. “Helen’s still

played at the corners of her mouth. She was confident

Belinda’s continual acquiescence

responded with a graceful smile. “It’s

mischievous grin. “You only stay quiet because

Bang!

teacup shattered on the carpet

silence, everyone’s attention snapping to the

Carol. “You spent millions on this girl’s education abroad, and this is what she brings back?

“Dad…”

faded, replaced by an awkward one. “You’re taking this too seriously.

lost my senses. I can

voice gentle. “Please, don’t get

him a cup of tea.