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.

back to do something…”

can get to it after you

into the dining room. The dining table was laden with

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

looking her grandson up and down. “You’re all thin now, Jasper. Eat more.”

“Thank you, Grandma.”

go to school? Your entrance exams are coming up, would you like to sit for them? I can enroll you into a school if you would like

a bite of fish. “I’ve been good these past few years. It’s a

in his seat, his gaze growing cold.

don’t have to worry about

little

stay here from now on.

Mrs. Smith said, “Yes, yes. I’ve kept your room this whole time, you

you

I don’t want to get in anyone’s

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

been allowed into the Smith household after John had

was no exception.

your tone, Jasper. Is that what she taught you all these

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

to disrupt any of you. I’m sorry, Grandma.”

Mrs. Smith sensed Jasper’s mood, and put a wrinkled hand over his. “What’s the matter, Jasper? Were you bullied by anyone?

fork he was holding, wiping his mouth before looking at the man. behind me. “Did you bring him here?”

“He’s outside the

waved a hand.

at the door with a man in tow. He was wearing a black T-shirt, and covered in injuries as he was thrown

was, and widened

with bruises. His hands were ben in weird directions as his wrists had been broken, lying on the ground semi-conscious as he glowered in front of him.

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

seemed to panic. “Jasper,