Chapter 9

Resigned, Joshua placed the fruit in front of Cynthia and sat down next to her. Before he could remind Cynthia to discuss. their divorce, Old Man Neal spoke again, “Don’t you see that Cynthia is too shy to eat? You’re not very attentive as at husband.”

“Am I adopted?” Joshua finally asked.

Mrs. Neal replied, “No.”

Neal Senior joked, “You came as a free gift for our credit card.”

Cynthia sensed the time was right and broached the subject. Mother–in–law, Father–in–law, Grandpa, actually, we came here today to discuss something important with you.”

“Are you pregnant?”

“How many months?”

“When did this happen?”

Mrs. Neal Senior and Old Man Neal fired off their questions, one after the other. Seeing the hope and happiness in their eyes, Cynthia found it difficult to break the news, but she finally said, “I’m planning to divorce Joshua.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, the atmosphere turned cold. Mrs. Neal Senior’s hand froze mid–air while reaching for fruit, Old Man Neal’s smile gradually vanished, and even Neal. Senior, who had been disinterested, put down his newspaper.

It was clear just how shocking this news was to them.

“Why do you suddenly want a divorce?” Mrs. Neal Senior

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asked after a long pause.

“It’s because of me.” Cynthia took responsibility, aiming to quickly close the matter. “I don’t love him anymore.”

Mrs. Neal Senior replied, “Well, that’s fine.”

Old Man Neal breathed a sigh of relief.

and enigmatic. “You can divorce him. Your father and I will teach you

could be cultivated, and as long as there were no other significant problems, they could keep Cynthia

them.

process is already underway. We’ll submit the divorce application on

you to speak?” Mrs. Neal Senior

angry.

made his position clear. “We only

the key point. “So, it’s you who wants the divorce, not Cynthia? You had a whirlwind marriage with her, and now you want a divorce. Do you have any sense of

Senior asked, “Why did you marry

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Neal interjected, “Don’t tell me it was love at first

use Cynthia as a substitute

Neal Senior and Old Man Neal turned to Neal Senior

was speechless. Was he really

did not elaborate on the details. “It was me who brought up the divorce. It has nothing to do

tone and sincere attitude, everyone realized that Cynthia was not joking. They wanted to mediate, but upon noticing the invisible rift between Cynthia and Joshua, they understood that some unknown conflicts might have

a moment, the atmosphere in

more and waited

holding Cynthia’s hand, genuinely fond of her. “How about this? Divorce is no small

it together. If they can’t make it, we can go

they got married, and this brat has never bothered to visit Cynthia’s parents. Whether they divorce or not, we

was genuinely

taken their daughter and failed to

would have hit Joshua

make this decision on my own,” Cynthia rejected the

Neal Senior persisted,

first time, admitting, “My relationship with

at Cynthia, whose expression seemed no different from usual. Feeling a suffocating sensation in his

Bang!

Man Neal struck Joshua with his

time, he really

new, her father no longer cared for her and

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