His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 168 His Thoughts

“How long would you have hesitated if I hadn’t spoken up? Haven’t you learned from your past mistakes? It was your constant indecisiveness that led Lysander to marry that rich man, a match that was clearly unsuitable. Lysander herself hasn’t been living well either.”

“Mom…”

“All right, fine, I won’t say any more. You can explain it to Maverick and Laura yourself.”

Zachary was completely flushed, clearly caught off guard by his mother’s blunt approach. He was relieved that Lysander wasn’t present. Otherwise, he would have wished for a crack in the ground to swallow him up.

As Zachary’s face turned beet–red while he stuttered in obvious discomfort, Laura said, “Zach, why don’t you go check the kitchen? We’ve been here for quite a while, yet the food hasn’t arrived.”

Zachary, feeling as if he had received a royal pardon, immediately stood up and said, “I’ll go right now.”

The three younger ones had departed, leaving only the three elders at the table.

mila was sipping her coffee with a cheerful smile, her tone as casual as a breeze on a clear day. “This is flat white. It has a rich and fragrant flavor.”

The expressions on the faces of the couple, Laura and Maverick, were somewhat unnatural. They responded with a few perfunctory remarks, but their hearts were no longer as joyful as when they first arrived.

As soon as Michelle left the restaurant, she hailed a taxi.

her. “Do you have enough money on you? Both of you aren’t working right now,

Michelle shook her

right, I got

“Thanks, Lysander!”

hastily depart in a taxi, Lysander could only shake her head in amusement and helplessness before

turning around, she

are you

of awkwardness as he replied, “The elders have their own topics to talk about. With a youngster like me

Lysander gave a nod.

you feeling better

“Yeah, much better.”

a hurry to get back? If not, let me accompany

Chapter 168 His Thoughts

indeed be

“No, she hasn’t…”

I’m afraid nothing can pull her back here, so you’ll have to give up on her becoming a daughter–in–law to

“I know. I’m well aware of her situation. That guy is really quite decent. They

I’ll need to look into his family background later. I used to think the concept of a couple

asked, “You also think it’s pretty good

nodded. “At least if a couple have similar experiences growing up and share the same values, they might have more common topics to

small smile, a hint of embarrassment creeping in as he

“Zachary.”

“Hmmm?”

these past few years, so I’m truly grateful to you for taking Michelle to cram school. I won’t forget this favor. If you