Beyond the Divorce

He suddenly became agitated, pacing back and forth, glaring at me. He laughed hysterically, then glared at me viciously, like a madman losing control. Tristan shielded me cautiously, ready to attack at any moment.

"I can't believe Anson gave this to a little nobody instead of me. Anson, you've underestimated me!" He shouted. "Why did he choose you?"

To be honest, his behavior shocked me. I speculated about his identity and realized he must have betrayed the Huffman family. He must have a grudge against them from the way he talked about Anson.

"Damn it! I joined the Huffman family when I was ten and did everything for him like a dog. He said one thing but did another. He said he treated me like a son, but that was a lie!" He yelled.

"Since you're from the Huffman family, shouldn't you have remained loyal? You joined the Huffman family at ten, right? How did you end up becoming Navi's lackey?" I asked disdainfully, though I softened my tone. I knew I couldn't confront him head-on since we were clearly outmatched.

think I want to be here in this godforsaken place?" He stared at

involuntarily took

son, but that old bastard made my life hell. He never showed me any favoritism and

He treated me like a thief and never trusted me with anything important."

to this godforsaken place, claiming it was to toughen

can't afford to eat or dress properly here? When I tried to earn some extra money, he said I lacked ambition and wasn't

I did was

think I'm a three-year-old who can

judgment was spot-on. It was easy to test whether someone was gold or trash, and this petty man had no right to be a