Chapter 176

“Hey, Manny, I see things have taken a turn for the better. The cyberbullying

against you has settled, hasn’t it?” Ryder asked with genuine concern.

He had just returned home from work after picking up Tommy and glanced

at the news on his phone before making dinner.

Seeing the public opinion now unanimously in support of Roselynn and

Emmanuel and scolding Hermann, Ryder’s heart was finally at ease.

Just as he was engrossed in the conversation, Abellyn returned home, a

storm brewing inside her. She had had an unlucky day playing poker, losing

all her money, and even skipping lunch. Naturally, her mood was nothing

short of foul.

Her anger was further kindled when she heard Ryder’s voice wafting from the

kitchen, full of concern for his cousin without even sparing her a glance.

“Ah, did Ms. Quillen help you out again? She’s pretty and capable, huh? You’ve

truly found a treasure, Manny,” Ryder remarked sincerely.

However, these words triggered Abellyn’s simmering anger into a full–blown

tempest.

“What is the meaning of this? Spending your time worrying about your

cousin’s wife while your own wife and son starve?” Abellyn yelled, her voice

laced with venom.

Ryder paused, setting his phone down, matching her ire with his own steely

day, and I’m tired.

my cousin? If you have so much spare time,

he shot

you ask me to go make dinner for someone

she berated righteously.

and down–to–earth Ryder was,

deserved respect.

dog all day, and I’m also

all day. How dare she yell at me when all I ask

done,

my wife?

to vent

to his room, phone in hand, and

with Emmanuel.

you have another fight with Abellyn again?” Emmanuel asked

cautiously.

the tension between Ryder and his wife over the

more and

suppressing his anger.

to make dinner for the insolent

if she

seething in

Robby in their family registry had already made

a strain on their relationship as

blatant disregard for his wife in favor of

the last straw.

preposterous! I cannot live like this!”

with fury.

madness, she

and stormed toward Ryder’s room.

doing his

his mother’s

she planned to simply intimidate

on the phone with

a rush of resentment. Without a

Emmanuel, knife raised

never attacked anyone in her

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