Dumped Dad Turns the Tables

"That's why I'm telling you now that I won't interfere in your affairs anymore. Let's get a divorce, Stacy," I said.Just then, Tammy piped up and said, "You're both divorcing, I'm not going with Daddy."I looked at her and smiled slightly, a hint of sarcasm in my voice."Have I ever said that I'd want custody of you? I wouldn't want you even if you chose to come with me.""That's enough!" Stacy exclaimed sternly in my face. "Stop throwing a fuss like this, Allen Gilbert! My patience has its limit too."Then, she turned and went back into her study.I sat quietly in place, waiting for my emotions to settle before calmly applying the topical medication to my flared-up skin.Tammy glanced at the horrible red rash on my skin and expressed her disgust. "Eww."Then, she walked right past me coldly.I looked at her figure going up the stairs and felt the irony.So, this was the wife I'd loved dearly, and the daughter I'd raised lovingly, for years.Early the next morning, I left t

Devin stood up and spoke in a helpless manner."Don't act rashly, Stacy! It's my fault for making Allen misunderstand things. Don't let me ruin the relationship between you both!"He then turned to me with an apologetic look on his face. "I'm sorry, Allen—""You don't have to apologize. You were always meant to be Stacy's husband anyway," I said, interrupting him. I didn't want his little act to really ruin my plans for divorce."He's right. He was never meant to be my husband," Stacy said, her words slicing into my heart, although it looked like she was just keeping the peace between us on the surface.This was what she always did anyway.In the past, I would always yell and scream at her, getting all worked up myself as I suffered while she watched me lose my head like I'd gone insane and then nonchalantly call me an emotionally unstable drama king.Then, just two days later, she would act like nothing ever happened in the first place. Or, she'd buy an extravagant gift for me

I ended up calling the school again and spoke to Tammy and Daryl's homeroom teacher, Lily Morton, to find out what had happened.I rushed over to the school in the afternoon and went into the teacher's office. Lily naturally assumed that I was there for Tammy. After all, I was the one who usually settled her affairs and also attended the parent-teacher meetings on Tammy's behalf in the past.Meanwhile, I had only spoken to Lily on the phone regarding Daryl's transfer to the school without ever making a physical appearance.Both Daryl and Tammy were called into the office. There were scratches and claw marks on each other's faces and arms. It certainly looked like they'd been in a horrible fight.When they saw me, they both called me "Dad" and "Daddy" at the same time.It was just that Daryl's voice was a lot softer than Tammy's, which completely overpowered him. I could only see his lips moving.An instant later, he quickly drew his lips into a thin line and hung his head, lookin

Tammy's face turned even more pale as she stared at me, unable to say another word.I thought that she would storm out of the door after arguing with me like this. However, to my surprise, she still stuck around for the rest of dinner.The meatloaf Dad made still tasted the same as the last time. But now, Tammy ate every last crumb of it and even purposely showed me her empty plate afterward.However, nothing she did now was going to stir up my emotions again.After dinner, Mom and Dad lit up the candles on her birthday cake and began singing her the birthday song.I purposely ignored the hopeful look she threw in my direction and remained seated on the couch as I dealt with work email on my phone.Tammy looked away disappointedly and made a hurried wish before slicing up a piece of cake and bringing it over to me.I didn't even lift my head."Thanks, but no thanks. I'm not eating it."She insisted on giving it to me. "But this is my birthday cake!"I finally looked up and sp

When Devin told Stacy his sob story, she immediately felt sorry for him and gave him a job and even gave him a sizable amount of money.I had always known about those payments in the past, but I simply chose to ignore them.After a while, Devin got more ambitious and said that he wanted to rebuild his family empire, so he managed to convince Stacy to invest in his company.Stacy was more than willing to help him out with everything. However, she eventually realized that something was amiss. All of the money she invested in the company seemed to have disappeared, and yet, Devin was still demanding more.Alas, he couldn't keep up his good, fatherly image anymore either, and even though Stacy was a lovestruck fool, she was not stupid. She began having her own suspicions too.She had probably finally woken up and connected all the dots after hearing everything that Ryan told me.A short while later, I heard news about her breaking off ties with Devin. She even brought him to court ov