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.

child was three to four

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

had also driven her out of the house, so Ruth left her old village alone, taking Ehn with her. They moved to a

were barely getting by each day.

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

rebellious at all. In fact, he

his

peers.

Later on,

was taken into the Smith. family. Elm also started to have money for education and began attending

her that when he married the lady from the Friedman family years ago, he had no other choice. In fact, during the years when Ruth was away,

once.

family informed him that Ruth had remarried and moved to another

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

He learned about everything she had been through, took her home, and this led to a dispute with

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

of the Smith family. even when she married John and faced opposition from everyone, at the very

and sensible, had never given

that Elm wouldn’t acknowledge John as his father, but to her surprise. when she married into the Smith family, Elm acknowledged this man as

on, they no longer had to brave the

child, Ruth didn’t owe this child

felt content knowing

see you?” Elm asked.

gently nodded with a soft smile. “These days, he has been tirelessly looking after everything, day and night. He’s getting on

said they would come back later for a re-examination. If

discharged from the hospital. If he dares to treat you badly, I

you

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

caregiver

“Got it.”

After several hours on a plane, he finally made it back. He lay down on Ruth’s bed