The Returning Ex

Isabelle staggered backward as she held onto the cart next to her. Then, she reached for her phone with her shaking hands and gave Old Mr. Bailey a call, which the man took a while to pick up. Upon answering the phone, the first thing that Old Mr. Bailey asked was where she was. “Where the heck are you now? I’ve been looking for you. There is a document we need to talk about.”

Before Isabelle could respond, her tears started rolling down her cheeks, but Old Mr. Bailey kept urging her to return. A few moments later, Isabelle faked a cough and said, “Dad, I found Dexter.”

Old Mr. Bailey paused for a long while and responded in a deep voice, sounding very unhappy. “And? What’s wrong with him this time?”

Isabelle fought back her tears. “Dexter was caught in a traffic accident. Please get here as soon as possible.”

her tears, not knowing when

asked, “What’s wrong?! What’s going on?!” Nevertheless, the doctors were too busy to answer her as the nurses took Isabelle further away to keep her from interfering with the doctors. Feeling

up to, disappointed about the fact that the two elderly valued their own interests more than the family. Grandpa and Dad have always hoped for me to find someone reliable to help Dexter in the future, but they’re only doing it for the sake of the family’s reputation. But Dexter was a young little boy with a pure heart, and I could

wanted their father to stop taking advantage of his sister. Then, the boy went on to tell the man that he wanted to be in control of his own life and that he didn’t need someone else to help him pave the way.

Dexter had drunk before the accident. Meanwhile, Old Mr. Bailey lost control of his temper and made a fuss there and

“Dad, let’s get out of here and stay out of the