Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

'Jewelry?' I wondered.

I furrowed my brows slightly and raised my voice to ask Ryan, who had just gone into the bathroom, "Ryan, Jessica's here. I'll head down to take a look."

The next second, Ryan quickly walked out of the bathroom. His face was colder than ever. It was an expression that I had never seen.

"I'll go. It's none of your business, go wash up."

The man who had always been calm in front of me suddenly had a trace of emotion in his voice. He sounded annoyed and nervous at the same time.

A strange feeling arose in my heart. "I've already washed up. I was the one who squeezed the toothpaste on your toothbrush, have you forgotten?" "Alright, let's head downstairs together then. We can't keep the guest waiting."

I held his hand and walked down the stairs.

The staircase was in a spiral. When we were halfway down, I could see Jessica wearing a white dress and sitting elegantly on the sofa.

She also raised her head when she heard us coming down the stairs. When she saw mine and Ryan's hands, her hand trembled a little and she spilled some of the drink that she was drinking. "Ouch!" Jessica gasped due to how hot the drink was.

Ryan quickly released my hand and rushed down the stairs in a panic. He then took the cup from Jessica's hand. "I can't believe how stupid you are. Can't you even hold a cup properly?"

His voice was sharp and cold, but he still grabbed Jessica's hand and headed towards the sink to rinse the burn with cold water.

Jessica felt helpless and wanted to pull her hand back. "I'm fine. There's no need to make a fuss."

"Shut your mouth. Don't you know that a burn can still leave a scar if not treated properly?" Ryan scolded coldly but still wasn't letting go of Jessica's hand.

I stood on the stairs and looked at what was happening in a daze.

Memories came flooding back into my mind.

After we just got married, I found out that Ryan had a bad stomach, so I began learning how to cook.

We had Brenda in the house, but her cooking didn't suit his taste.

As a beginner, I would occasionally cut myself or burn myself.

One time, I accidentally knocked a pan over and the oil on it splashed onto my stomach. The oil stained my clothes and burned me quite badly.

When Ryan heard the noise, he just walked over and asked me as gently as ever, "Are you alright? You go take care of yourself and leave the rest to me." He was kind and caring, but also indifferent.

a crush on him for many years. Most of my diary was

marry him already

he had an

I prepared some water with lemon for Ms. Jessica." Brenda's

somehow became blurred and my heart seemed to be squeezed by an

but was so worried about her that he forgot to determine the temperature

at them with a meaningful smile. "Honey, the drink that Brenda prepared for Jessica was water with lemon. It's a cold drink. She can't get burned. If you continue like this, you might

hold back the

Jessica's hands. He avoided my eyes and turned to Jessica. "Why did gasp when you spilled cold water on your hand? Don't you think you're overreacting?" Jessica glanced at Ryan and then looked at me with a gentle gaze. "He's always like that, exaggerating

the table, picked up

"This is back where

and then dug my nails into the

feelings

in

raised my head again, I hid all my emotions. I

The necklace was now

when I saw that he was trying to

not expensive anyway. I'll just get another present for you." "Okay." I pursed my lips and decided to not embarrass him in front of Jessica. Or should

I couldn't

keep the necklace,

my reaction, an expression appeared on Jessica's face, but

a misunderstanding between the two of you. Looks like it hasn't.

the one who saw her

you said you bought the necklace for Tom? Moreover, isn't

me without reason and

feel like he was venting

little and caressed my head. "I lied." He pulled me into his arms. "She's divorced. I didn't want her to be too upset, so I got

lips, but was still a little suspicious.

replied confidently. He cleared his throat and explained, "You should know that her mother got into

Brenda

was five, his father, John Frost, married

stepmother, but treated Ryan as

to sacrifice herself to save Ryan when the latter was in danger. This caused her to be

was the reason, then