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 my mind

never switched jobs over the

Group was more like my comfort

or something to happen before

back to the designing of the New Year's limited edition and didn't have a

became the deputy director's

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

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.

can you still be so calm? I've heard that the new director didn't even need to go

know whether to laugh or smile and was at

no way that I would say anything

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

everyone that was

tailored dark suit with one hand in his pocket. Him standing there

him, the two of them

at the man next

but didn't say

the Design Department, Jessica Frost. I hope you all

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

CEO backing her up, there obviously wouldn't be

she does have friends in high places. Look, is this an awards ceremony or something? Congratulations on winning the 'Getting Something

Ryan led Jessica to the door

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,

of coffee and took a sip. 'So

Knock! Knock!

of Jessica's office, Ryan came to

if

another cup of coffee."

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?" I asked with a smile. "I couldn't

of the company to introduce her to everyone and then used some simple interactions to make others think that she had a complicated relationship with

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

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

away, stood up, and asked straightforwardly, "If it's really like what you said, why is she the director and not

I realized that I had been