There He Is Again My Ex Husband by Emily Jenkins

David left for his hometown the next morning and he called Maisie before he left.

"Steven told me you've known he's established a company in Riverside City. He had an appointment with me at lunch break today for some consultations. But I've asked for a leave now. Can you please help him for me?"

David told Maisie on the phone.

"OK. I'll meet him," said Maisie.

David had to be out of town for family issues and Maisie just couldn't refuse to help Steven, though she had tried hard to keep her distance from him.

David groaned after they finished talking business, "Are you in a team with Ezra now, or does teamwork makes it work? How could you tell him to stop me?"

David was annoyed when he talked about it. He knew Ezra called him for nothing good last night. But he didn't expect that Ezra just called to stop him and Maisie must have told him to do so.

David was pissed that Maisie turned to Ezra for help, which made him think they were of one mind.

Maisie pretended she didn't hear his words and said, "I was worried about you."

"I don't worry that you take a plane in the middle of the night. But you have a long way to go after you land. I am just too worried."

Their hometown was remote and isolated. David had to hail a taxi after he landed. It was fine in the daytime. But it would be too dangerous to hail a taxi and wind the mountain road in the middle of the night. Maisie just couldn't watch David take the risk and did nothing.

"I've asked for one day off only. I'll head back in the afternoon," said David.

He was pretty sure that nothing was wrong with Susan. He just wanted to go back home to take a look at them and make himself clear. Then, he would leave.

He used to be very filial and obedient to his parents, and Maisie acted the same. Even though her parents had always valued boys more than girls and were careless to her, she still loved them and respected them.

told their parents to come to live with them for a short while or come for a visit. And they even thought of bringing them here to support

these years and he was totally disappointed in

used to go back to her hometown to visit them on every holiday and festival. Then she just gave them money but did not go

no other choice but to turn his back

tried to tell him something on the phone but she just

fact, she went to see a psychologist for this unhealthy family relationship long ago when she was still

living in such a partial family and she had got some psychological problems. She was agonizing every day for being ignored and

went wrong as

problem solver herself. She realized something was wrong

stay away from the parents like this. Support their old

just sent them money but stopped going back to

stopped guilt-tripping herself and finally got herself out of it as Susan declared to disown

She wanted to tell David exactly what the psychologist had told

Her agony wasn't necessarily David's agony. If their parents stopped making trouble for the sake of

up. Then she left

as soon as she went downstairs. He was standing and speaking on

candy that Ezra stood there in the morning sunlight, so tall and straight. The young girls passed

to see him there, for she didn't know what he wanted

"Is he here to drive

put on a

What's the matter?" said

drive you to the office," Ezra

need. It's not far and I can walk over,"

not my concern. But I am here to pick you up and drive