Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce

Chapter 209: Let’s Sever Ties

Her cold attitude made Autumn Linton uncomfortable, but she maintained the smile on her face anyway.

She called the waiter over. "You can bring out the food now."

The waiter nodded. "Okay."

Once all the dishes were on the table, she said with a smile, "Chloe, these are all your favorite dishes. You must have been on a strict diet and couldn’t eat anything you wanted. I had the chef make these especially for you. Go on, give them a try."

But Chloe Reed looked toward Charles Reed, who was sitting across from her.

Charles Reed had been silent the whole time, his expression grim. As his daughter’s eyes met his, his breath hitched, but his face quickly softened. He said, "Chloe, I was too impulsive before. I shouldn’t have laid a hand on you. Does it still hurt?"

Chloe Reed’s eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes suddenly stung with tears. Forcing her emotions down, she asked, "Can you answer a question for me?"

Linton nodded. "Of course, Chloe. Go

asked, "Why are you two so good to

Linton’s eyes darted away for a second. "We brought her into our home, so of course we have to treat her well. She’s been by our side for over a decade. We’ve grown attached to her. There’s no difference between

weighty, earnest tone, "Chloe, Sunny wants to get along with you. Can you just give her a chance? If you two just try, you’ll find that you’re just biased against her and have a lot

stood

She turned to leave.

"You stop right there!"

Reed slammed his hand on the table. "What is this attitude?! Your mother is speaking to you so kindly, and this is how you treat her? You walk around with a long face in front of us all day—do we owe you something? Was it a mistake for us to give you life and raise you? You even had

Reed froze. As his words

the

Charles Reed apologize to

clenched into fists, and a bitter

have just killed me when you brought Sunny home. Then none of this would have happened. Since I’m such a disappointment to you... why

don’t talk such