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.

Man Neal’s 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

could be cultivated, and as

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

we ask you to speak?” Mrs. Neal Senior snapped,

angry.

his position clear. “We only came

divorce, not Cynthia? You had a whirlwind marriage

“Why did you marry Cynthia

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

as a substitute

and Old Man Neal turned to Neal Senior in

was speechless. Was he

not elaborate on the details. “It was me who brought up the

attitude, everyone realized that Cynthia was not joking. They wanted to mediate, but upon noticing the invisible rift between Cynthia and Joshua,

the atmosphere in the room grew

not say anything more and waited for the elders to

Cynthia’s hand, genuinely fond of her. “How about this? Divorce is

If they can’t make

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

Old Man Neal was genuinely angry,

their daughter and failed to take

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

can make this decision on my own,”

Senior persisted,

admitting, “My relationship with my family isn’t good. My father has a new

Feeling a suffocating sensation in his chest, he

Bang!

struck Joshua with

really

his mind. After finding someone new, her father no longer cared for her and now faced

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