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 up

had never switched jobs over the past four

Group was more like

strong push or something to happen before I made up my

to the designing of the New Year's limited edition

job, but since the director resigned, it became the deputy

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

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

I've heard that the new director didn't even need to go through any procedures and

didn't know whether to laugh or smile

mad. But there's no way that I would say anything to my subordinates,'

The special assistant's voice

everyone that was happening outside through

tailored dark suit with one hand in his pocket. Him

to him, the two of them looked like a perfect

elegant and graceful. She looked at the man next to her as if asking

impatiently, but

Department, Jessica Frost.

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

the CEO backing her up, there

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

office, Ryan led Jessica to the door

come over with that cold face of yours

picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip. 'So

Knock! Knock!

out of Jessica's office, Ryan came to

him as if wanting to

cup of coffee." Nancy quickly left

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

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

the company. You're

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

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

those words, I realized