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

switched jobs over the past

Group was more like my comfort

or something to happen before I made

returning to my office, I went back to the designing of the New Year's limited

the director resigned, it became the deputy director's job. I

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

was nearly two o'clock in the afternoon, my assistant, Nancy Lister, knocked on the door, walked into the room, and placed a cup of coffee on my table. "Thank you." I

face. "Charlotte, how can you still be so calm? I've heard that the new director didn't even need to go through any procedures and just took

laugh or smile and was at

no way that I would say anything to my

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

could see everyone that was

in his pocket. Him standing there

the two of them looked like

looked at the man next

but didn't

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

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

the CEO backing her up, there obviously

places. Look, is this an awards ceremony or something? Congratulations on winning the 'Getting Something for Nothing'

my office, Ryan led Jessica to

what else have you got to worry about? Who would dare to come over with that cold face of

of coffee and took a sip. 'So

Knock! Knock!

out of Jessica's office, Ryan came

as if wanting

you another cup of coffee."

she's a little nervous. That's why she asked me to back her up." "Really?" I asked with a smile. "I

company to introduce her to everyone and then used some simple interactions to make others think that she had a complicated relationship with Ryan. Although she said that she was "easygoing", it was still hard for people to behave casually

you're her senior in the company. You're better than her at designing

have to make sure that no one bullies her. Is that alright?" This was the first time that I found

"If it's really like what you said, why is she the

said those words, I realized that I had