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.

can divorce him. Your father and I will teach you how to manage the company, and you’ll become the president of the Neal Group,”

seemed like a minor issue. Feelings could be cultivated, and as long as

them.

is already underway. We’ll submit the divorce application on Monday, and once the

ask you to speak?” Mrs. Neal Senior

angry.

made his position clear. “We only came back to

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 responsibility as a

asked, “Why did you marry Cynthia in the first

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

added, “You didn’t use Cynthia as a substitute

and Old Man Neal turned to Neal Senior in unison, their expressions solemn.

speechless. Was he really

elaborate on the details. “It was me who brought up the divorce. It has nothing to do with

was not joking. They wanted to mediate, but upon noticing the invisible rift between Cynthia and Joshua, they understood that some

the atmosphere

and waited for

Senior began, holding Cynthia’s hand, genuinely fond of her.

parents over and discuss it together. If they can’t make it, we can

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

properly,” Old Man Neal was genuinely angry, his

and failed to take good

Cynthia’s true grandfather, he would

I can make this decision on my own,” Cynthia rejected the

Senior

family situation for the first time, admitting, “My relationship with my

suffocating sensation in his chest, he asked in a slightly hoarse voice, ” Why

Bang!

Man Neal struck Joshua with

he really could not hold

imagined Cynthia’s difficult situation in his mind. After finding someone new, her father no longer

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