Rebirth of the Wife in Despair

Chapter 167 Jerk

“Why? Isn’t the place the same as always?” Elm asked, peeling an apple and preparing a fruit plate for Ruth. He cut the apple into small pieces, placed them on the plate, and handed her a few toothpicks. He then ate the remaining apple core himself.

“Regardless, Jasper is still your half-brother from the same father. It’s the New Year, you should go home and visit,” Ruth suggested.

“He has already returned to the Smith residence,” Elm responded.

Ruth’s expression became somewhat tense upon hearing that. However, she chose not to say anything further.

After divorcing his previous wife, John married Ruth just a month later. However, Ruth was nothing more than a common farmer’s daughter, a performer from a makeshift burlesque organization. She used to be the leading burlesque performer and met John, an educated youth teaching in the countryside, when she was just sixteen.

At that time. John was twenty-three, and it was almost love at first sight with Ruth.

It wasn’t until the second year of their relationship that John returned to Hulbury.

She had waited for three years. During this time, John had returned once, and they had become involved. He promised that he would definitely return to marry her in three months.

However, it turned out that John had already married another woman.

He had been married to the lady from the Friedman family for three years, and they had a child together.

That child was Jasper.

The Smith family discovered Ruth’s love affair with John, but she was of low status and ordinary. In the chaotic times they lived in, they couldn’t possibly approve of her.

In order to keep it a secret from the Friedman family, the Smith family gave Ruth a substantial amount of money, persuading her to completely abandon the idea of marrying John.

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Ruth didn’t take the money and left in disappointment, all by herself.

And she, too, kept a secret. That secret was the fact that she had a child with John.

three to four years

being scorned by everyone in the village. Despite her beauty, she was seen as a worn-out shoe that had been played with, and naturally,

old village alone, taking Ehn with her. They moved to a fishing village in a remote part of Hulbury. There, she worked orid jobs every day to support the four or five-year-old

getting

turned twelve, Elm had never read a book. He could only write his own name. This name was

childhood, Elm was not rebellious at all. In fact, he was the most

his

peers.

Later on,

Smith. family. Elm also started to have money for

he had no other choice. In fact, during the years when Ruth was away, John had visited Ruth’s

once.

family informed him that Ruth had remarried

in utter despair and sadness. However, throughout the years of Ruth’s absence, John never

later, on that day, John saw Ruth being bullied while selling fish on the street. He learned about everything she had been through, took her home, and this led to

found out about John’s past with Ruth. Only then did Jacqueline

Even without the approval of the Smith family. even when she married John and faced opposition from everyone, at the very least, her husband always stood by her side, never

dutiful and sensible, had never given her a

but to her surprise. when she married into the

no longer had to brave the elements, suffering from

illegitimate child, Ruth didn’t

hardships she had endured for twelve years, Ruth felt content

come to see

gently nodded with a soft smile. “These days, he has been tirelessly looking after everything, day and night. He’s getting on in years and his health might not hold up, so I asked him to go back first.”

doctor said they would come back later

discharged from the hospital. If he dares to treat you badly, I won’t let

you

a bit! I’m going to take a stroll downstairs. Tonight, I’ll cook your favorite dishes for our

caregiver follow along.”

“Got it.”

made it back. He lay down on Ruth’s bed