Savvy Son-in-law by VKBoy

CHAPTER 69 Selena accompanied Rebecca to her room and went a step further to talk to her in private in the room.

“You don’t look happy, Rebecca,” she said. “And that’s a clear sign that this marriage isn’t working. It never has. You guys never spent quality time together, so obviously, he doesn’t really try to help you when you’re in need. That’s the kind of husband you’ve chosen.”

“Mom, can you please leave me alone?” Rebecca said.

“Fine, but take a good rest and think. Use this time to come to a decision,” Selena said and walked out. Benjamin was outside, looking unhappy and tense. She tried to start a conversation, but he ignored her and walked past her. She didn’t mind that, though, as she knew he probably was thinking of giving some explanation to staring at another female’s breasts.

Benjamin came and hesitantly stood next to Rebecca’s bed. She sat with her back against the headboard, but she wasn’t even looking at him.

“Rebecca…” he tried to talk

“I don’t want to talk,” she said, rather softly yet bluntly.

upset. “This isn’t me giving excuses, but there’s nothing between me and that maid.

that, right?” she talked back fast. “I do, so you can

tight and exposing dresses, I

his hands down, his lips pressing against each other hard. “I think it’s better I talk to you after you calm down a little. I’ll be outside, so call

to open up to him, he began looking at other women. Now, she started to wonder

he see me any

some more. Faint stress marks fought for places on her forehead. Her eyes turned wet, but she didn’t cry or even blink. Her mother’s words came to her mind. Like Selena said, she could still choose to divorce Benjamin and marry some rich man with no problem as she and

finds some other man, what was the guarantee that he

for someone to look at the opposite sex, especially if they were good-looking. It was

his father look at new maids so lustfully, she was terrified of the expression he would make those times. It felt like he

him so easily.” She got off the bed and walked out with the help of the walking stick. However, Benjamin was nowhere to be seen. “Mm? Where did he go? He said he would be here…” her heart suddenly skipped at the thought of him going after a maid. She sat on the handrail and came downstairs by sliding on it and at the end managed to slow herself down by bringing her leg over the railing and thus increasing the friction. She used to do that when she was young, but even after many years of gap, she was able to pull it off almost perfectly. However, she wasn’t in the mood to feel happy about it. She kept looking for Benjamin and couldn’t find him in the kitchen or the dorms. She went to the backyard where Johnny was watering the plants. “Hey, did you see Benjamin?” she asked. “Y-Yes, ma’am,” Johnny lowered