Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 254 Proper Introduction

Yuliana turned away and regained her composure, but she did not look back.

However, Christopher saw this and his face darkened. He stared at Yuliana stonily for a moment, then left to look for Raymond and Leonard.

Sensing that something might have happened between Yuliana and Christopher, Xandria asked the former, “Did you and Christopher get into a fight?”

Stumped, Yuliana looked up to meet Xandria’s imploring gaze before answering hesitantly, “No.”

It had been a while since she last quarreled with Christopher.

During their early days, quarreling was almost a daily activity for them, if not second nature. But, as time went on and they got to know each other, they couldn’t seem to find the drive to pick fights with each other anymore.

To be fair, Christopher treated her decently enough. He certainly never abandoned his responsibilities and fooled around aside. He even took care of the household and Rowan during his free time.

In any case, he was a good husband; better than Yuliana expected.

Alas, human nature was such that one simply would not be satisfied with what one had, and high expectations would only lead to greater disappointments.

Dinner began shortly after.

Christopher returned to escort Yuliana to dinner. They were seated at the same table as Xandria and Raymond. There were other familiar faces at the table as well, and being younger than Christopher and Raymond, they greeted the two men politely.

Given their similarity in age, the group got along well.

Christopher was a man of few words, but he seemed particularly quiet this evening. Normally, when he was among friends, he wouldn’t mind voicing his thoughts during a conversation that was on a topic of interest, and he would appear more laid-back as well.

However, he kept to himself the entire evening, and if Raymond had not initiated small talk with him, he would not have uttered a single word at all.

All the more concerning was the stormy look on his face,

That being said, he was still an attentive partner to Yuliana, and he made sure to taste every dish before he gave her helpings.

the others at the table noticed Christopher’s considerate gesture, one of them teased, “The award for Husband of the Year goes

She looked up at the person who spoke and saw that it was a young

then at the young man. “Be quiet

younger cousin. More accurately, they were distant cousins, but Emmett had always been close to Leonard and would stick to the latter like glue when they were children. That was how Raymond and Christopher got to know him

“Oh, come on, Chris, are you shy? You were never this sweet with

chimed in jokingly, “How

quickly added, “Uh, maybe I was exaggerating. There was Annabelle, for sure, but

Christopher was staring at him now, and while his gaze was not threatening in any way, Emmett knew

he cleared his throat and went on eating in

anxious at the mention of Annabelle’s name. She glanced at Yuliana only to see that the girl was perfectly composed, her expression as placid as ever.

to meet your son?” Christopher looked at him with a raised brow. “Why would I let

Raymond pressed, “Can’t

bluntly, “No.”

was rendered speechless.

in guilt. When he heard the others at the table moving on to a

in the same place as Christopher and Annabelle. At the time, the only woman Christopher was close with

about this, but instead of getting a straight answer, he got an earful from Leonard asking him to stay out

through dinner, Yuliana excused herself

to Christopher. He clinked his wine glass against Christopher’s

didn’t answer him and merely raised his own glass to take a sip of

situation at hand completely. “Chris, the both of you are married with a child now. Can’t you

“Do I have to move past this just

out there who filed for divorce after spending decades

the thought crossed his mind, and he tightened his grip

exasperation and clicked his tongue. “Stop being so melodramatic. At this rate, you’ll only end up pissing her off and losing her.”

said that, Raymond took his wine glass and returned to his own

down from one end of the corridor toward the banquet hall when she saw a figure standing by the window around the corner. The man was speaking on the phone and had his face turned to the

the man for a moment, but just as she was about to walk away, the man

Their eyes met.

than to acknowledge him, Yuliana stopped in