Being Pursued By Ex-husband

After Celine's thirty-minute after-school “tutoring,” she returned to the Lewis residence. When she did, it was almost half past six.

That night, Lewinn had a club activity and wouldn't be coming home for dinner. Hence, only Celine, Rowen, Katherine, and her husband were present.

Celine knew she returned somewhat late. As soon as she ascended to the second floor, she saw Rowen sitting at the dining table.

She thought about what had happened during math class, and her face instantly turned red.

Katherine came out of the kitchen carrying baked salmon. Seeing the girl's return, she called out to Celine from a distance. “Celine, you're back!”

“Mm-hmm,” replied Celine.

“Wash your hands quickly. It's time to eat!”

Even after all those years, Katherine still couldn't shake her habit of admiring beautiful women. Though Celine's face still carried some baby fat, making her look less refined, it added a touch of cuteness to her already gorgeous appearance.

Katherine often enjoyed gazing at Celine. Celine, who was naturally shy, would feel embarrassed after just two seconds of being stared at. Lowering her head, she softly said that she was going back to her room to put away her backpack.

Celine put down her backpack and washed her hands before coming downstairs. The dinner table was already displayed with dishes, and both Katherine and Joshua had taken their seats. Rowen was sitting on the right. All of them were waiting for her.

Seeing the situation, Celine quickly trotted over and sat down next to Rowen.

“How do you feel about the new school?” Katherine served the girl a piece of fish.

“Thank you, Mrs. Lewis.” Celine responded, “It's been quite good.”

After all, she made new friends, and no one learned she was a girl with extraordinary strength.

“That's good. If you're having trouble keeping up with your studies, you can ask Rowie for help. He's very good at studying,” suggested Katherine.

As she spoke, she glanced at Rowen, who was eating. “Rowie, remember to lend Celine a hand for her studies when you have time.”

Rowen glanced at Celine beside him and responded nonchalantly, “Okay.”

The more Katherine stared at Celine, the more she liked the girl. She even felt a tinge of regret for making her decision too late. How wonderful it would have been if I had adopted Celine a few years earlier. “Although, Celine's good at studying, too. I think she should be able to keep up.”

Upon hearing Katherine's words, Rowen glanced at Celine again, recalling the incident during the math class. He raised his eyebrow, wondering if Katherine had misunderstandings about Celine being “good at studying”.

As long as Katherine was present, the atmosphere would never turn cold. Among the four people at the dinner table, two of them didn't like to talk, and one was too shy and embarrassed to speak. Yet, it didn't stop Katherine from eating and chatting.

She alternated between asking Celine and Rowen questions, creating a surprisingly lively atmosphere at the dinner table.

Half an hour later, after finishing their meal, Celine wanted to help clean up. Just like yesterday, Katherine directly pushed the girl's hand away. “Joshua can do these. You should have some fruit and study. If you have finished your homework, go watch a television show to relax.”

Celine didn't dare to watch any television shows when she had five more math questions to solve. “Okay, Mrs. Lewis…”

After Rowen helped bring the dishes into the kitchen, he came out and immediately sat on the sofa to eat fruit.

Celine glanced at him. “Thank you.”

Her “thank you” was so soft that it was almost inaudible. If Rowen weren't so attentive, he wouldn't have heard it.

Hearing her thanks, Rowen glanced at her. Recalling Katherine's words, he unusually showed her kindness. “Did you understand it?”

Celine felt awkward and nodded. “I do.”

“Okay.” Rowen picked up an apple and headed upstairs.

Knowing it wouldn't be right for her to disturb Katherine and Joshua, Celine also went upstairs.

She first finished her Ustranasion homework, then memorized the poems required by her literature class. All of that took her no more than forty minutes.

Celine had already finished the homework for her other subjects at school. Therefore, only five math problems were left to be solved.

Two of those five questions were similar to the ones from yesterday, while the remaining three were based on the content covered in class earlier.

Allan explained things quite thoroughly, which was why Celine found it easy to apply her learned knowledge. The first two problems were even quite easy to solve.

She was somewhat happy until she saw the third question.

After tackling the questions for nearly an hour, Celine managed to grasp the concepts in the textbook and solve the first two problems. However, she was still unable to figure out the third one.

Celine wanted to ask for Rowen's help. However, upon remembering Harper's words, she pursed her lips. She decided to copy some formulas and work on them herself.

After finishing her math homework, Celine felt as if all her energy had been drained. She couldn't understand why her ability to comprehend math seemed to be impaired.

Her teacher said that mathematics and physics were of the same family. Her physics wasn't particularly good, but it wasn't as bad as her mathematics. She always lagged behind in every exam when it came to mathematics, much less her homework. Basic problems were manageable for her. However, when she encountered slightly more advanced problems, felt as if she couldn't even understand the questions.

Closing her homework book, Celine immediately flopped onto the bed behind her.

The soft, large bed made her feel incredibly relaxed. As she stared at the ceiling above her, she inexplicably remembered the words Xen said to her before signing off yesterday. I think he wants me to come online at ten.

However, Celine didn't really enjoy playing games. She would rather spend time memorizing words from the Ustranasion Dictionary. However, she forgot to tell Xen that she wouldn't be online before she logged off yesterday.