5 - I’m Not Even Him.

Stella nodded, not looking like she was ready to accept her apology. She waved her hand, dismissing Maya. “Go and find his nanny.”

Sydney watched with sadness as Maya rushed out of the dining room with her crying son. If only her own child had survived, she would have made sure she was always there to comfort him without needing a nanny.

Her younger brother, not paying attention to his son who was crying, turned to Sydney, still shocked that she had offered to carry his son. He knew how much Sydney hated having kids around. “Wow, sis. Being a poor man’s wife has really changed you a lot,” he said and covered his mouth, trying to stop himself from laughing. “Don’t tell me that your good for nothing husband made you take care of other’s kids.”

Her brother had alway be insensitive so she didn’t pay attention to his taunt and said. “Ex husband. We are divorced.”

Hearing that her father looked up, but still didn’t say anything to her.

Her mother was pleased that her daughter had finally come back to her right senses and divorce that loser she had regarded as her husband. “It is good you finally divorced him. People like him never match our standard to begin with.”

“He divorced me,” Sydney clarified.

Except her father, everyone sitting in the dining room froze, their mouths wide open.

“What did you just say?” Her mother asked, refusing to believe a lowlife like her wretched husband could dare to divorce her beautiful wealthy daughter.

“You must be joking,” Sudney’s Aunty who was sitting at the far end of the dining table said with all seriousness. “He dare not do that.”

Her mother tightened her hands around her cutlery. She was sick to the bone hearing that her daughter got dumped by a loser instead of it being the other way around. “I’m going to deal with him. He must be thinking he is now important because of that little money he is making,” Julian might be a billionaire, but compared to the Steinfeld family whose total wealth was over a trillion dollars, he was nothing. “Don’t worry, he will come begging you on his knees when I’m done with him!” Her mother said, clearly annoyed.

The Steinfeld family carried themselves with pride and even selected the people they associate with. To be given a chance to be in the room with them was considered a privilege, but yet, their daughter had stooped so low by marrying a useless man and she had even established him. Still, the bastard dared to reject their daughter? He was going to learn the hard way that nobody messes with the Steinfeld family. Even if there wasn’t really harmony in the Steinfeld family, they were always ready to uphold their image and make sure nobody got away with messing with any of them.

Not waiting to hear what could have caused the divorce, her family started planning on how to deal with Julian.

“I heard he runs a construction company, I will pay the media to post bad reviews about it,” her uncle said, already bringing out his phone.

“Also, cut off every contract he has with other companies. Pay them any amount if needed as long as those companies cut him off,” her Aunt added, also looking as displeased as her mother.

“Don’t worry,” Sydney said, her gaze cold and distant.

Everyone feared Sydney whenever she was like this because nobody could tell what was going through her mind. They stopped what they were doing and looked at her.

“Sydney, you can’t let him get away with this,” her Aunt protested.

Her mother nodded. “Exactly.”

“You don't need you to do anything. I will handle him myself,” Sydney said coldly.

Even though her family weren’t the one who had messed with Sydney, her words sent chills down their bones. Sydney was ruthless whenever she wanted to be. Seeing how calm and relaxed she was despite the divorce, they were scared of the thing she would do to her ex husband.

Rafael Steinfeld, Sydney’s brother shivered, rubbing his arms. “Jeez, I’m not even him yet I’m scared.”