Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

I was completely dumbfounded.

I looked at the email over and over again as if I was trying to confirm something.

I wasn't seeing things.

Jessica suddenly became the director of the Design Department, my superior.

"Do you know her, Charlotte?"

Jane could tell that something wasn't right. She reached out and waved her in front of my eyes as she tried to guess what was going on.

I put down my phone. "Yes, she's Ryan's stepsister that I told you about before."

After graduation, my roommates went their separate ways. But Jane and I had been good friends throughout university. We promised each other to stay in Jelaston and not go anywhere else.

"Fuck! So she got this position because she's Ryan's stepsister?" cursed Jane.

I was rendered speechless.

'She's probably more than just his stepsister,' I said inwardly.

"Is Ryan out of his mind?" Jane continued to complain. "Why does she get to be the director? I've never heard of her in the design industry before, but Ryan just gave her the position of director. What about you? What are you to him..."

"Alright, alright." I interrupted and said softly, "It's not important at all. He'll give it to me when he wants to."

'There would be someone else giving me this position even if he didn't want to,' I added inwardly.

We were in the canteen, so it wasn't necessary to say some things out loud.

It was to prevent others from using my words to make a fuss.

Jane knew me well enough to know what I was thinking about.

After leaving the canteen, she looked around to make sure that there was no one around us and then asked sneakily, "Have you got other plans?"

I cocked my brows. "Have a guess."

"Please tell me, Charlotte."

But I haven't made up my

jobs over the

Group was more

needed a strong push or something to happen before I made

designing of the New Year's limited edition and

resigned, it became the deputy director's

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

my assistant, Nancy Lister, knocked on the door,

you still be so calm? I've heard that

laugh or smile and was at a loss for

there's no way that I would say

to me, everyone..." The special assistant's voice sounded outside.

could see everyone that was happening outside through the

hand in his pocket. Him

Jessica next to him, the two of them looked like

looked at the man next to her as if asking for

frowned impatiently, but didn't

then said indifferently, "This is the new director of the Design Department, Jessica Frost. I

a gentle smile, "Don't listen to him. I'm very easygoing. I won't set any strict rules. I'm new here, so if there's anything that you think I haven't done well enough, you're welcome to talk to

her up, there obviously wouldn't

but pout her lips. "Looks like she does have friends in high places. Look, is this an awards ceremony or something? Congratulations on winning the 'Getting Something

to the door

cold face of yours around?" Jessica pushed Ryan intimately. Her

a cup of coffee and took a sip. 'So

Knock! Knock!

of Jessica's office, Ryan came

if wanting to

of coffee." Nancy quickly left the

then explained casually, "This is her first job, so she's a little nervous.

to introduce her to everyone and then used some simple interactions to make others think that she had a

the company.

to worry about her. You just have to make sure that no one bullies her. Is that alright?" This was the

and asked straightforwardly, "If it's really like what you said, why is she the director

I said those words, I realized that