Chapter 9

Resigned, Joshua placed the fruit in front of Cynthia and sat down next to her. Before he could remind Cynthia to discuss. their divorce, Old Man Neal spoke again, “Don’t you see that Cynthia is too shy to eat? You’re not very attentive as at husband.”

“Am I adopted?” Joshua finally asked.

Mrs. Neal replied, “No.”

Neal Senior joked, “You came as a free gift for our credit card.”

Cynthia sensed the time was right and broached the subject. Mother–in–law, Father–in–law, Grandpa, actually, we came here today to discuss something important with you.”

“Are you pregnant?”

“How many months?”

“When did this happen?”

Mrs. Neal Senior and Old Man Neal fired off their questions, one after the other. Seeing the hope and happiness in their eyes, Cynthia found it difficult to break the news, but she finally said, “I’m planning to divorce Joshua.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, the atmosphere turned cold. Mrs. Neal Senior’s hand froze mid–air while reaching for fruit, Old Man Neal’s smile gradually vanished, and even Neal. Senior, who had been disinterested, put down his newspaper.

It was clear just how shocking this news was to them.

“Why do you suddenly want a divorce?” Mrs. Neal Senior

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asked after a long pause.

“It’s because of me.” Cynthia took responsibility, aiming to quickly close the matter. “I don’t love him anymore.”

Mrs. Neal Senior replied, “Well, that’s fine.”

Man Neal breathed a

I will teach you how to manage the company, and you’ll become the president of the Neal Group,”

minor issue. Feelings could be cultivated, and as long as there were no other

them.

sidelined, finally spoke up. “We’re not joking. The divorce process is already underway. We’ll submit the divorce application on Monday, and once the cool–off period is over, we’ll get our

to speak?” Mrs. Neal

angry.

“We

grasped the key point. “So, it’s you who wants the divorce, not Cynthia? You had a whirlwind marriage with her, and now you want a divorce. Do you have any sense of responsibility as a

Neal Senior asked, “Why did you

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“Don’t tell me

as a

Senior and Old Man Neal turned to Neal Senior in unison,

was speechless. Was he really

did not elaborate on the details. “It was me who brought up

tone and sincere attitude, everyone realized that Cynthia was not joking. They wanted to mediate, but upon noticing the invisible rift between Cynthia and Joshua, they understood that some unknown conflicts might have arisen between the

a moment, the atmosphere in the room

say anything more and waited for the elders to

holding Cynthia’s hand, genuinely fond of her.

discuss it together. If they can’t make it,

bothered to visit Cynthia’s

genuinely angry, his

failed to

grandfather, he would have hit

make this decision

Neal Senior

admitting, “My relationship with my family isn’t good.

no different from usual. Feeling a suffocating sensation in his chest, he asked in a slightly hoarse

Bang!

Neal struck Joshua with

time, he really could not hold

his mind. After finding someone new,

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