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

Man Neal’s gaze swept over Joshua, mysterious and enigmatic. “You can divorce him. Your father and I will teach you how to

seemed like a minor issue. Feelings could be cultivated, and as long as there

them.

who had been sidelined, finally spoke up. “We’re not joking. The divorce process is already underway. We’ll submit the divorce application on Monday, and

we ask you to speak?” Mrs. Neal Senior snapped,

angry.

his position clear. “We only came back to inform

point. “So, it’s you who wants the divorce, not Cynthia? You had a whirlwind

you marry Cynthia in

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interjected, “Don’t tell me

use Cynthia as a substitute for someone else, did

to Neal Senior in unison,

Was he really his

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

Cynthia was not joking. They wanted to mediate, but upon noticing the invisible rift between Cynthia and Joshua, they

the atmosphere in

more and waited for the

holding Cynthia’s hand, genuinely fond of

your parents over and discuss it together. If they can’t make it, we can go

been two years since they got married, and this brat has never bothered to visit

Old Man Neal was genuinely angry,

their daughter and failed to

Cynthia’s true grandfather, he would have hit Joshua with

this decision on my own,” Cynthia

Senior persisted,

situation for the first time, admitting, “My relationship with my family isn’t good. My father has a

from usual. Feeling a suffocating sensation in his chest, he asked in a slightly hoarse voice, ” Why haven’t

Bang!

struck Joshua

he really could not

someone new, her father no

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