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.

gaze swept over Joshua, mysterious and enigmatic. “You can divorce him. Your father and I will teach you how to manage the company, and you’ll become the president of the

could be cultivated, and

them.

who had been sidelined, finally spoke up. “We’re not joking. The divorce process is already underway. We’ll submit the divorce application on Monday, and once the cool–off period is over, we’ll get our divorce

you to speak?” Mrs. Neal Senior

angry.

made his position clear. “We

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

you marry Cynthia

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“Don’t tell me it was love

didn’t use Cynthia as a

turned to Neal Senior in unison, their expressions

was speechless. Was he

knowing that saying more would only lead to trouble, did not elaborate on the details. “It was me who brought up the divorce. It has nothing to do with

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

atmosphere

more and waited

genuinely fond of her. “How

If they

it’s been two years since they got married, and this brat has never bothered to visit Cynthia’s parents. Whether they divorce or not,

Old Man Neal was genuinely angry, his dislike

daughter and failed to take good care

were Cynthia’s true grandfather, he would have hit Joshua with his cane long

need. I can make this decision on

Senior persisted,

revealed her family situation for the first time, admitting, “My relationship with my family isn’t good. My father has

seemed no different from usual. Feeling a suffocating sensation in his chest, he asked in a slightly hoarse voice, ” Why

Bang!

struck Joshua

he really could not hold

Cynthia’s difficult situation in his mind. After finding someone new,

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