Chapter 96

From a short distance away, a voice I recognized all too well drifted over to me,

My father-in-law, Albert, appeared with his rainbow-colored sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt, looking like he’d just returned from another one of his escapades on some tropical

island.

Albert was a classic playboy who never grew out of his wild, youthful ways. And at the time, he was just an older version of that carefree spirit.

Upon seeing him, Margaret burst into tears. “Oh, Albert, I’m so glad you’re back. It’s been so hard for me these days.”

“Did Bryant mistreat you?” Albert slid his sunglasses up to rest on his head, fixing his gaze on Bryant. “I’ve told you a hundred times that you must take good care of Margaret. I leave for just two days, and she ends up in the hospital?”

I couldn’t help but feel a storm of annoyance brewing inside me, looking for a chance to escape the drama.

too.

But then, Albert suddenly noticed me and flashed a satisfied grin. “Jane? You’re here, I greeted him out of politeness, even though I didn’t see him as much of a father figure to Bryant.

how it should be. You should take better care of Margaret.”

could stand up to Margaret, but standing up to him was another story-he was, after all, my elder. All I could say was, “I have to go now,”

shoved Margaret into Albert’s arms, his voice

Bryant made to leave with

Margaret called out in anger and frustration, but Bryant

more slowly than usual, and he

turned to

clean break was

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asking him out, his eyes briefly lighting up. “Yes, where

I invited him out to finalize our divorce

celebration would have long passed. By then, we

subject. “You just had a check-up the other day. Why are you back at the

I went to pick up my medical report the other day, which was handed to me personally b

all the reports had gone through

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