Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

Chapter 20

1 never realized he was so vengeful. I could only follow behind him. reluctantly.

Before I could explain anything, William smiled and said, "I heard from Brenda that Charlotte has moved out?"

"Yes, Grandpa." I had no choice but to admit it. If Grandpa got angry, I would have to find a way to please him.

But Grandpa didn't look like he was going to lose his temper at all. Instead, he glared angrily at Ryan. "You can't even keep an

e on your

wife!"

"Come on, Grandpa. It was her decision to move out. What could I do?"

"If she moved out, don't you know to go after her?"

"You're just like your father, utterly crooked." Grandpa was exasperated.

got that from you, didn't he?"

if to throw it at Ryan, then set it down again. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm hungry,

meal was quite enjoyable. Grandpa kept offering me food, and my plate was almost overflowing. "You should eat more, look at you, you've lost weight recently. You need to eat more and

family was well-off, my uncle and cousin always seemed to be eyeing my cutlery suspiciously at the dinner table. I was greedy, but at eight years old, I already knew to be mindful of others' reactions. Every time, my cutlery would land precisely on

he looked at me, he was mostly kind. "Silly child,

are

+15 BONUS

and smiled. "It's just that you've been so good to me. It reminds me of

When will I get to

cold, his voice stern. "Shut up! You heartless fool! Charlotte has made the right decision to divorce you! Before Ryan could argue,

"When..."

he could finish. It wasn't to defend

were going to stream down my face again. It wasn't entirely his fault. It was a marriage arranged by William, and he was only responsible for getting the

startled, and a hint of guilt appeared on

sorry, take Charlotte to

to refuse, but Ryan spoke

at me. "Shall we go