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.

occasionally feel that something wasn't right, but I've had a crush on him for many years. Most

marry

I just felt that he had an

water with lemon for Ms. Jessica." Brenda's mumbling beside me pulled me back to

squeezed by an invisible hand, which caused

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

slowly down the stairs, and looked at them with a meaningful smile. "Honey, the drink that Brenda prepared for Jessica was water with

wanted to 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

to the table, picked up

gently. "This is

and then dug my nails into

feelings arose in my

in the

I hid all my emotions. I wanted

to bring the necklace back. The necklace was now in my hands, but I didn't feel at ease

at Ryan. That was when I saw that he was trying to hide something in his eyes. He then reached out and pulled

Keep it if you like it. If you don't like it, then just give it to anyone you want. It's 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.

couldn't tell why Jessica was here

the necklace, or was she

reaction, an expression appeared on Jessica's face, but it was too

misunderstanding between the two of you. Looks like

was the one who saw her

you bought the necklace for Tom? Moreover, isn't Jessica married? Since when did she become

without reason and broke

made me feel like he was venting his

was finding it difficult to breathe, he let go of me a little and caressed my head. "I lied." He pulled me into his arms. "She's divorced. I didn't want her

pursed my lips, but was still a little suspicious.

cleared his throat and explained, "You should know that her mother got into that

heard Brenda talk about

five, his father, John Frost, married another woman. She

Ryan's stepmother, but treated Ryan as if

was in danger. This

reason, then I