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."

haven't made up my mind

had never switched jobs over the past four

Group was more like my comfort

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

the designing of the New Year's limited edition and didn't

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

"Charlotte, here's your coffee."

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

so calm? I've heard that the new director didn't even need to go through any procedures and just took the director's

didn't know whether to laugh or smile and was at a loss for

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

assistant's voice sounded outside.

everyone that was happening outside

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

next to him, the two

the man next to her

but

then said indifferently, "This is the new director of the Design Department, Jessica Frost. I hope you all will get

gentle smile, "Don't listen to him. I'm very easygoing. I won't

backing her up,

or something? Congratulations on winning the 'Getting Something for Nothing' award?" I was in a bad mood

office, Ryan led Jessica to the door of

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 smile

cup of coffee and took

Knock! Knock!

Jessica's office, Ryan came to

if wanting to see through his

make you another cup of coffee." Nancy quickly left

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

the company. You're better than her at designing and people of

"You don't need to worry about her. You just have to make sure that no one bullies her. Is that alright?"

straightforwardly, "If it's really like what you said, why

as I said those words, I realized