Chapter 78
Wife
Chapter 78
âAunt, itâs okay. She might be mad at me because of my relationship with Theoâ¦â Cynthia paused, looking ashamed. â
Aunt, please believe me. I didnât intend to break them apart. Iâve known Theo for a long time. We were a couple even before Rosalie and Theo got married.â
Tears welled up in her eyes as she portrayed herself as a fragile. victim, making Rosalie seem indifferent in comparison.
âOkay, stop crying. I understand.â Sydney quickly pulled out some tissues and wiped Cynthiaâs . That pretty face of yours wonât look good if it turns red from crying. Theo would feel sorry for you.â
âOkay, Aunt, I wonât cry. Iâm happy to have lunch with you today,â said Cynthia, immediately stopping her tears.
She was such an obedient girl, the type who was completely beloved. by elders.
Rosalie was speechless. Was this lunch Sydneyâs way of meeting her future daughterâinâlaw? If so, why did Rosalie have to come?
âThank you, Aunt.â
âMom, I have some things to attend to. If thereâs nothing else, Iâll leave, â said Rosalie, not wanting to stay there a moment longer.
âWhatâs the rush? Didnât we agree on this last night on the phone? Youâre free today. Canât you spare some time to have lunch with me? Donât be childish just because Zeller is here. Be mature,â Sydney
scolded.
Rosalie felt annoyed.
it still her fault for being childish? Was she
immature? It was really frustrating. If Sydney werenât Theodoreâs. mother, she definitely wouldnât tolerate this.
A smug smile appeared on Cynthiaâs lips. It seemed that her future motherâinâlaw didnât like Rosalie. How dare Rosalie splash water on her face? No matter. Though someone was urrently avenging her, Cynthia didnât intend to let Rosalie off the hook so easily.
After a while, the waiter brought the dishes they ordered. The three women ate and chatted together. It was mostly Sydney and Cynthia talking, while Rosalie remained quiet. Although Rosalie wasnât really. hungry, she ate all the food she ordered for the sake of her baby. On the other hand, Cynthia didnât eat much.
When they were almost done, Sydney picked up her bag and took out
a folder from it.
âAunt, whatâs this?â Cynthia asked curiously.
Sydney opened the folder and took out a torn document. âThese are the divorce papers signed by Theo and Rose.â
âMom, why did you bring this?â Rosalie asked in confusion.
She thought the divorce papers had been torn into pieces and thrown. away long ago, and hadnât expected Sydney to be pulling them out.
here.
âI was going to throw it away, but I pieced it together and looked at the contents. I donât think itâs fair for Theo to give you these. properties,â Sydney explained.
As she placed the divorce papers and the folder on the table, shel added, âIâll go to the restroom first and talk to you about this later.â
As soon as Sydney left, Cynthia immediately picked up the torn divorce papers and tried to piece them together. The contents
shocked her.
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