She Became Rich After Divorce by Georgina Lane

After the Edwards family fell from grace, few people came to visit. The only visitors were Layne’s old friends who always walked or rode bicycles when they came to Layne’s place. The courtyard was so precious that even a single brick on the ground could be an antique, and breaking it would be heartbreaking.

“I’ll go see who it is,” Layne put down her teacup and headed towards the door.

“I’ll go change my clothes,” she said as she was wearing a pink pajama set that would be inappropriate for receiving guests.

The gate opened, but as soon as Layne saw who it was, his face darkened. He quickly prepared to close the door.

“Layne, wait!” A hand suddenly pressed against the door panel and a man in a black coat squeezed in.

He stood before him.

It’d been over twenty years, and he had aged a lot with silver hair covering his head.

“Adrian, you didn’t die overseas. What are you doing in my rundown courtyard?” Grandfather, who was always gentle and kind to people, surprisingly showed such hatred towards the visitor and even said such words.

the commotion outside. Her room was on the left side of

could hear everything clearly. Was Grandfather really angry? She had

getting dressed, tying her long hair back

wrinkled face as he replied softly, “After all

Adrian brushed off some dust from his clothes before stepping into the courtyard with his polished shoes. Looking at this unchanged little yard made him feel emotional as he said, “I never thought that after more than twenty years have passed, it would

this.”

remember when you wanted to eat apples and climbed onto the root to pick them.

the fruit from that tree was really

back to

he was already

was only five years younger than him

don’t want to hear your nonsense. I believe even the ancestors of the Edwards family wouldn’t welcome you. So just

What did he mean?

a big mistake