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."

of. But I haven't made up

never switched jobs over the past four

was more like my

a strong push or something to happen before I made up my mind to

returning to my office, I went back to the designing of the New

used to be a director's job, but since the director resigned, it became the deputy director's job. I

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

Lister, knocked on the door, walked into the room, and placed a cup of coffee on

and put on a puzzled face. "Charlotte, how can you still be so calm? I've heard that the new director didn't even need

laugh or smile and was at a loss

Of course, I'm mad. But there's no way that I

assistant's voice sounded outside. His

could see everyone that was happening outside through the

suit with one hand in his pocket. Him

to him, the two of them looked

graceful. She looked at the man next

impatiently, but

director of the Design Department, Jessica Frost. I hope you all will

a gentle smile, "Don't listen to him. I'm very easygoing. I won't set any strict rules. I'm new here,

CEO backing her up, there obviously wouldn't be any

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

my office, Ryan led Jessica to the door of the director's

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 cup of coffee and took

Knock! Knock!

pushed out of Jessica's office, Ryan

him as if

cup of

my office slowly and closed the door. He then explained casually, "This is her first job, so she's a little nervous. That's why she asked me to back her up." "Really?"

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

a few years older than you, but you're her senior in the company. You're

make sure

his hand away, stood up, and asked straightforwardly, "If it's really

as I said those words, I realized that I