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

can get to it after you eat.”

the dining room. The dining table was laden with all his favorite food.

coming, and kicked everyone else out of the house in fear that they would make him uncomfortable.

and down. “You’re all thin now, Jasper. Eat

“Thank you, Grandma.”

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 school if

few years. It’s a little late for you to be caring

his seat, his gaze growing cold.

to worry about me,

little guilty

can just stay here from

room this whole time, you should

you

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

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

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

was

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

she’s taught me is none of your business,

any of you. I’m sorry, Grandma.”

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

mouth before looking at the man. behind me. “Did you bring him here?”

“He’s outside the

waved a hand.

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

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

with bruises. His hands were ben in weird directions as his wrists had been broken, lying on

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

“Jasper, that’s your