Ex-husband’s Regret

Her words might have had some effect on me if she said them a while. ago, but now that I had accepted facts like "Ryan had never had any feelings for me", I no longer had the urge to question her. I just looked at her calmly and said, "You seem to have everything under control, so why bother harassing me every day?"

She came to my office early in the morning and made it seem like she was the wife and was interrogating the mistress. Seeing my indifferent reaction, Jessica became a little anxious. Without waiting for me to ask, she spoke triumphantly, "It's because of me."

She leaned forward on my desk as if looking at a defeated oppo it. Charlotte, if it weren't for me, he wouldn't have married you! You wouldn't even have had the chance to set foot in their house!" After hearing those words, I clenched my fists and an indescribable. feeling arose in my heart, causing it to race.

She curved her red lips in satisfaction, and crossed her arms over her chest. "It was Grandpa who used me to threaten him. If he didn't marry you, he would use his influence to force me out of the country..." I knew Ryan didn't love me, but hearing this now made me even more heartbroken. Even marrying me was an act of necessity for him, for someone else's sake. My heart ached but I didn't show it. I looked at her mockingly. "Is that so? Then it seems you should thank me for agreeing to marry Ryan. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here right now to talk to me."

'You would have been kicked out of the country long ago!'

Her expression faltered, suddenly turning angry and ashamed. She gritted her teeth. "Why are you always arguing..."

"Don't give me that attitude." I frowned and felt displeased, pushing my

hair behind my ears. "It's one thing not to thank me, but being aggressive towards me makes you seem heartless and ungrateful."

Charlotte! Jessica practically glared at me, but after waiting for a while, she didn't say anything more.

I raised my head in confusion, only to find her staring at my ears. Her breathing quickened, and her hands clenched into fists. "So you're the one who took the earrings?" "He insisted on giving them to me." I interrupted deliberately..

As expected, Jessica became even angrier, speaking sternly. "That's impossible! Besides, the two of you are getting divorced. How could you accept such a valuable gift?" "You know we're still technically married. What's wrong with accepting a gift from my husband?"

"Charlotte, do you have no shame? They're in mine, he gave them to me!

"Then go ask him for them."

I didn't want to argue with her anymore. I stood up to go to the bathroom. Pregnancy symptoms involve nausea, fatigue, and frequent urination, I didn't miss any of them.

Jessica suddenly rushed up, grabbed my arm, and reached for my ears. "They're mine, give them back to me!"

I didn't expect her to act so crazily. My ears were in pain from her sudden grasp, and I didn't dare to retaliate.

I had no choice but to say, "Let go, I'll take them off for you."ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

But how could I give her something worth over 4 million dollars so easily? In the split second when she loosened her grip slightly, I pushed her away forcefully, and she ended up sitting on the floor. The sudden change caused her to cry out in pain.

I didn't have time to just stand there and do nothing. Afraid she would continue to harass me and harm the child, I turned and ran. But then the door was pushed open quickly, and the next moment, I was met with a

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pair of deep, dark eyes, full of nervousness! Ryan was different now. His eyes were different from when he used to argue with Jessica, "Ryan, it hurts..."

Behind me, Jessica was sobbing and sitting on the ground.

Her voice had softened, making me almost doubt if she was the one who had just forcefully pulled my ear.

Ryan remained cold and collected. He walked past me and helped Jessica up from the ground. "Where are you hurt?"