Rebirth of the Wife in Despair by Tess Munoz

Chapter 20 Is That What She Taught You All These Years?

“The car’s ready, Sir. Are you really going to the Smiths?”

“Why can’t I?” A young man in a blazer sitting on a wheelchair asked. There were tattoos peeking through his sleeves, and he radiated an air of authority.

“But Madam said…”

Jasper looked up, staring at the butler coldly. “What I do is none of her business!”

“I’m sorry, Sir, I shouldn’t have said that. Let me take you downstairs now.”

Jasper was leaving the house for the first time in years. He had not seen the sun outside in a long time.

He saw that the weather was lovely outside, just like Eileen had said.

An hour later, Jasper had arrived at the massive Smith mansion. There were over ten servants waiting for him as the car slowly rolled up to the front door.

A servant walked up with a wheelchair, and another helped him onto it. “Welcome home, Mr. Smith Jasper did not react much to this.

He had forgotten how long it had been since he had come back.

“Oh my, Jasper…”

A hoarse voice rang from nearby, followed by the sight of an old lady hobbling over holding a cane.

John Smith hurried up to her from behind. “Slow down, Mom.”

Jasper saw the old woman, and said, “Grandma.”

There were tears in Old Mrs. Smith’s eyes. “You finally came back to see me.”

Jasper nodded, before spotting the middle-age man behind his grandmother. The two men locked eyes, and Jasper looked away coldly.

I’m back to do something…”

to

dining room. The dining

Smith had heard he was coming, and kicked everyone else out of the

down. “You’re all

“Thank you, Grandma.”

this, and said in an attempt to please his mother, “How have you been these years? I heard didn’t go to school? Your entrance exams are coming up, would you like to sit for them? I can enroll you into a

a bite of fish. “I’ve been good these past few years. It’s a little late for you to be caring for me, isn’t

in his seat, his

don’t have to worry about

little guilty about

you’re back, you can just stay here from now on. We’ve cleaned up your room.”

I’ve kept your room this whole time, you should move

you

this house, I don’t want to get in anyone’s way here.” Jasper’s

the only grandson we have, and you’re going to take on the family business. Who else is going to live

did not know that no one had been allowed into the Smith household after John had married.

Elm was

Is that what she taught you all

clenched his chopsticks, his veins popping. “What she’s taught me is

to disrupt any of you.

sensed Jasper’s mood, and put a wrinkled hand over his. “What’s the matter, Jasper? Were you bullied by anyone? You can tell me… I’ll stand

down the fork he was holding, wiping his mouth before looking at the man. behind me. “Did

“He’s outside the door.”

waved a hand.

tow. He was wearing a black T-shirt, and covered

saw who it was, and widened his eyes. “Elm?”

weird directions as his wrists had been broken, lying on the ground semi-conscious as he

Smith looked disgusted at once. “This good-for-nothing. Why did you bring him here, Jasper?”

seemed to panic. “Jasper, that’s your brother!”