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

had never switched jobs over the

was more like

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

of the New Year's limited edition and didn't have a nap at

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

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

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

so calm? I've heard that the new director didn't even need

to laugh or smile and was at

mad. But there's no way that

assistant's voice sounded

was happening outside

in his

Jessica next to him, the two of

graceful. She looked at the man

impatiently, but didn't say

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

then gave Ryan a coquettishly look. "What's up with the straight face?" She then said with 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

backing her up,

is this an awards ceremony or something? Congratulations on winning the 'Getting Something for Nothing' award?"

Jessica to the door of the director's

alright, what else have you got to worry about? 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

picked up a cup of coffee

Knock! Knock!

being pushed out of Jessica's

him as if wanting to see through

of

so she's a

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 better than

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 alright?" This was the first time that I found it hard to control my

really like what you said, why is she the director and not

soon as I said those words, I realized that I had been