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."

I haven't made

switched jobs over the

Frost Group was more like my comfort

happen before I made up my

to the designing of the

a director's job, but since the director resigned, it became the deputy director's job. I had no choice but to

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

afternoon, my assistant, Nancy Lister, knocked on the door, walked into the room, and placed a cup of

you still be so calm? I've heard that the new director didn't even need to go through any procedures and just took the director's position. Aren't

didn't know whether to laugh or smile and was at a

mad? Of course, I'm mad. But there's no way that I would say anything

assistant's voice sounded outside. His

that was

suit with one hand in his pocket. Him

him, the two

graceful. She looked at the man next to her as

frowned impatiently, but didn't say

Department, Jessica Frost. I hope you all will get along with her in the

"Don't listen to him. I'm very easygoing. I won't set any strict rules.

backing her up, there obviously wouldn't be

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 for Nothing' award?" I was in a bad mood at the beginning, but after hearing her sarcastic words, I couldn't help but

led Jessica to the door

Who would dare to come over with that cold face of yours around?" Jessica pushed Ryan intimately. Her words might be disdainful, but she still had a big smile

picked up a cup of coffee

Knock! Knock!

of Jessica's office, Ryan came to

if wanting

another cup of coffee." Nancy

is her first job, so she's a

interactions to make others think that she had a complicated relationship with Ryan. Although she said that she was

she's a few years older than you, but you're her senior in the company. You're better than her at designing and people of this department would

walked behind me and gently massaged my shoulders trying to comfort me. "You don't need to worry about her. You just have to make sure that no one bullies her. Is that

away, stood up, and asked straightforwardly, "If it's really like what you said, why is

said those words, I realized that