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 years older than Jasper.

Despite her beauty, she was seen as a worn-out shoe that had been played with, and naturally, no

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

barely getting

own name. This name was given by John, who also painstakingly

childhood, Elm was not rebellious at all.

his

peers.

Later on,

Smith. family. Elm also started to have

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

to the Smith residence in utter despair and sadness. However, throughout the years of Ruth’s absence, John never gave up his relentless pursuit

saw Ruth being bullied while selling fish on the street. He learned about everything she had been through,

past with Ruth. Only then did Jacqueline divorce John, and Jasper was awarded to the

married John and faced opposition from everyone, at

and sensible, had

his father, but to her surprise. when she married into the Smith family, Elm acknowledged this man as

had to brave the

from the status of being an illegitimate child, Ruth

for twelve years, Ruth felt content knowing that she could provide him with

see you?” Elm

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

said they would come back later for a re-examination. If there’s nothing

hospital. If he dares to treat

you

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

the caregiver

“Got it.”

sleep all night. After several hours on a plane, he finally made it back. He