Chapter 176

“Hey, Manny, I see things have taken a turn for the better. The cyberbullying

against you has settled, hasn’t it?” Ryder asked with genuine concern.

He had just returned home from work after picking up Tommy and glanced

at the news on his phone before making dinner.

Seeing the public opinion now unanimously in support of Roselynn and

Emmanuel and scolding Hermann, Ryder’s heart was finally at ease.

Just as he was engrossed in the conversation, Abellyn returned home, a

storm brewing inside her. She had had an unlucky day playing poker, losing

all her money, and even skipping lunch. Naturally, her mood was nothing

short of foul.

Her anger was further kindled when she heard Ryder’s voice wafting from the

kitchen, full of concern for his cousin without even sparing her a glance.

“Ah, did Ms. Quillen help you out again? She’s pretty and capable, huh? You’ve

truly found a treasure, Manny,” Ryder remarked sincerely.

However, these words triggered Abellyn’s simmering anger into a full–blown

tempest.

“What is the meaning of this? Spending your time worrying about your

cousin’s wife while your own wife and son starve?” Abellyn yelled, her voice

laced with venom.

Ryder paused, setting his phone down, matching her ire with his own steely

working all day, and I’m tired. Is it a

cousin? If you have

yourself!” he shot

me to go make dinner for someone like

it!” she berated righteously.

Ryder

deserved respect.

and I’m

nothing all day. How dare she yell at me when all I ask is for

dinner? What have I truly done, marrying this

my wife?

hard to vent his frustration

retreated to his room, phone

with Emmanuel.

fight

cautiously.

tension between

becoming

replied, suppressing his anger.

to make dinner

less if she would

seething in the living

Robby in their family registry had already made

and put a strain on

Ryder’s blatant disregard for his wife in favor of Emmanuel’s wife

the last straw.

like

with fury.

of sheer madness, she stormed

and stormed toward

busy doing his homework

his

the room, she planned

still on the phone with Emmanuel, laughing

she felt a rush of

Emmanuel,

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