The Return of His Unrivaled Ex-Wife

“Of course I do!”

After returning home, Lilia became particularly excited and chatted non–stop about how she wanted to go to kindergarten and how much she missed her teacher.

Davian and Irvin wore forced smiles. They already knew something had happened to their father. Although they didn’t. know the specifics, they were aware that it was something serious.

However, in front of their little sister, they didn’t dare show it!

“Mommy, when can I go to kindergarten?”

Joanna lovingly stroked her daughter’s head. “Darling, you can go to kindergarten as soon as you fully recover from your illness.”

“Oh, okay.”

“Mommy, Christmas is coming soon. Will Daddy come back?”

Joanna’s eyes filled with worry. It had been nine days since Bruce was taken away.

Tomorrow was Christmas Eve, a day for family reunions.

“Yes, he will come back, Joanna answered, trying to reassure her daughter.

Lilia blinked her big eyes and coquettishly suggested, “Mommy, can I make a video call to Daddy?”

“Daddy is busy with work and might not have time to answer your call,” Joanna replied, trying to manage her daughter’s expectations.

“He’ll be back soon after he’s done with work.”

“Oh- Lilia buried her head in her food again.

Davian and Irvin were also fiddling with the food in their bowls. Their faces were filled with worry and they didn’t have an appetite.

Seeing this, Joanna urged them. “Hurry up and eat. You need to go to bed early after dinner.”

“Yup!”

The children quickly finished a few bites and obediently went back to their rooms to sleep.

As the children went to bed, Joanna’s mind started to wander.

She had been preoccupied with taking care of Lilia at the hospital and hadn’t had a chance to visit Bruce in the detention center.

Tomorrow, he would be eligible for bail, and she had to go pick him up.

Joanna arrived at the detention center early in

his release on bail. He couldn’t leave the country during the appeal period and had to be available for questioning by the

out of the gates of the detention center, Bruce spotted Joanna

a mixture of sadness and longing

not seen each other for

appeared unchanged, except

locked eyes for almost a minute before Joanna snapped back to reality. “Let’s

“Yup!”

car. Bruce settled himself lazily in the seat, crossing his legs as

uncomfortable

broke the silence. “Bruce, how are you? Are you doing okay

an eyebrow, his gaze filled with complex emotions. “You don’t have to worry. The lawyer

worried,” Joanna admitted, her concern evident in her

fixed on Joanna. His large hand couldn’t resist resting

“Did you miss me?”

stop fooling around? It’s not the time for jokes. Why are you in such a lighthearted

persisted, not letting up on his

tried to push away his hand, feeling a

you miss me. Just answer me, Bruce

eyes darted around, and she evasively

“What about you?”

didn’t speak, but her

damned man’s mind was still filled

dead. Why do you make that expression? Cry when

Joanna heard that, she covered his mouth reflexively. “No, you can’t say

you afraid I’ll

him fixedly, her

of whether he was the children’s father, she didn’t want him

a grave word. It’s not as serious as

her chin, a more serious

my eye. Is

but refuse to admit it,” Bruce remarked, his hand wrapping around her

to avoid him,

“Joanna, I want you to remember

arms, seeking solace in

confusion appeared in his eyes as he

the situation seemed

end up in jail, but he didn’t