Dear Ex-Wife, You Are MINE!

Allowed for everything

ALESSANDRO’S POV

I chewed on the beef steak before me, trying to focus on dinner and keep thoughts of Victoria out of my mind. However, nothing seemed as good as it used to be. Even my meal tasted wrong. It wasn’t the worst steak I’d ever eaten, but I wasn’t feeling any satisfaction.

Already in a foul mood, the inadequate food made it worse. When I tasted the mashed potatoes, I became enraged enough to throw my plate on the floor.

My head housekeeper, Sofia, rushed to me in horror with two maids trailing her. She’d been our housekeeper since childhood, so she knew everything that went on in the mansion. “Young master, what happened?” she asked with wide eyes.

“What happened?” I yelled. “The food is what happened. Is there a new chef? Didn’t you check his credentials?”

Sofia peered at the mess on the floor and ordered the maids to clean it, then looked up at me and shook her head. “Young master, there’s been no change. Martin is the chef, as always. And his cooking hasn’t changed, either.”

“If it’s the same chef, why has the food changed?”

Sofia looked at me with concern. “Young master, for the last three years, the young mistress has cooked for you.”

“What?” I stared at her in disbelief.

taking care of your food, but she never let the maids do any work either. She used to

staring, trying to process her

be good as the mistress, young master, but I can

and disbelief, a question crossed my mind and slipped from my tongue. “Did you know

suffered a severe allergic reaction.” Her eyes took on a distant quality, as though recalling the incident. “It was terrible. Mrs. Devonte almost lost her life. Later, we learned the dumplings were filled with

said, “She almost lost her life? Where was I

averting her eyes. “Young master, you were busy with work. You

never felt so inadequate, so idiotic, before. My wife had a life-threatening event, and I hadn’t even known? On top of it, it had been

knew about my wife’s shrimp allergy while I didn’t? And I had thought she

master, are you all right?” Sofia pulled me from my thoughts, her eyes wrinkled in concern. “Do you want me to make something

head and stood. “I’m no longer hungry.” I left the dining room disappointed in myself. Everything seemed so frustrating, and the

haunted me, driving me insane. I just wanted some peace. I went to my home office. It was the only place that came to mind where I might be able to get away from reminders of her, since I had strictly prohibited her from entering the office

would dare to interrupt me at my home office. However, a fleeting thought crossed my

was Calvin, as I

is it?” I

dinner tomorrow, and

“Oh—”

Calvin to wait as I answered the