บททั้งหมดของ Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford: บทที่ 441 - บทที่ 450

That was an unsolvable question."Thankfully, I didn't listen when Aiden tried to get me to sign off on those outsourcing company payments in your place," Lucas sniffled. "Otherwise..."The thought made him even more upset. He continued painfully. "Why? Why did he set up those shell companies to siphon money? Isn't everything supposed to belong to all of us?"Vance let out a heavy sigh. "Why don't you go home and rest for a while? I'll sort through the affairs."Lucas sniffled again, feeling the immense pressure Vance was under. He clenched his teeth. "I'll go back to work."Vance tried to comfort him, but he added, "No matter what happens, you still have me. We made a promise, and at least I won't change."Vance softened, patting him on the shoulder. Lucas left the office and threw himself into work, not going home until it was dark.Isabelle sensed his bad mood the moment he walked in and pressed him for answers. At first, he didn't want to tell her since she was pregnant, but

Vance had come to see her off.All he had needed was her passport number to look up her flight information. After all, they had once been the closest people in each other's lives. On some booking apps, they were still listed as family.Even though their marriage had ended, he couldn't bring himself to remove that connection. It felt like as long as it stayed there, there was still a thin thread tying them together.He walked toward her, trying hard to force a smile. However, his facial muscles were stiff, making that impossible."I-I came to see Grandma off," he stammered.Josette silently shook her head. Everyone knew who he had truly come for."Grandma..." He stood in front of her, not daring to meet Rebecca's eyes. "Take good care of yourself out there."He didn't dare to face Rebecca directly, but as memories flooded back, raw emotion rose in his chest.His voice cracked as he continued, "Thank you for loving me all those years. I'm sorry I failed your trust and hurt Rebecc

Obadiah commented: [Who is missing? Rebecca? You never let her come to our reunions anyway.]Rebecca silently cheered, "Perfect burn!"Reading her mind, Jenny replied to Obadiah: [Mouthpiece!]The scandals about Rebecca and Vance had trended twice, the recent one still fresh. Their old classmates all knew, so their comments were far from friendly.[What's the point of saying this now?][Vance, I never thought you could be so fake!][I hope Rebecca never looks back!]She saw some familiar names—old high-school roommates and boys from her class whose faces she barely remembered.She didn't think they were meddling. Instead, she felt touched that so many classmates still remembered her. Given the long period she had closed herself off, they should have forgotten her.Her phone buzzed with a message.Jenny: [How are you doing abroad?]Rebecca: [Everything's great! Don't worry about me.]Jenny: [Good. Let's meet up when you're back.]Rebecca: [Sure.]Just as she finished chatt

Rebecca stared at him.Desmond finally sensed something was wrong. His smile faded, and his eyes darted.Denise made a face at him and earned a knock on the head. His hands were covered in flour, and some were left on her forehead.Rebecca watched the siblings tease each other and couldn't help giggling. The scene reminded her of Emmett. She and her family had never shared such warm moments.But now, she had a cousin, and he was better than any brother could be.When Desmond saw her smile, he came over apologetically. "I'm sorry. I didn't tell you beforehand because..."He couldn't quite explain why. Probably afraid she'd be angry.She brushed it off. "It's your choice. You don't need to tell me."She simply didn't want his decision to be because of her. That would put a huge psychological burden on her—suddenly feeling responsible for someone else's future and life."Actually, I've been thinking about studying abroad since I graduated," he explained smoothly. "But my dad disa

Rebecca suddenly felt bored. She was perfectly comfortable now, both physically and mentally.She didn't need to mock him to feel better. She was just enjoying the drama that had been served to her. In the end, she let him off, sent him the download password, and let him handle the rest himself.Vance: [Received. Thank you.]She was about to block him again when he sent a string of question marks.Rebecca: [What?]Vance: [There's nothing here.]Rebecca: [That's right. I never said I had evidence.]He sent a thumbs-up emoji, looking old and wise: [Clever. Feels like I'm only just getting to know you.]She rolled her eyes. So what? In his heart, had she always been an idiot? And his next message made her even more speechless.Vance: [You didn't post on your social media today?]What did he mean? Why would she post anything?The next second, he sent her a video—the footage of her sitting in the yard eating apple pie. Beside her, Desmond cut the pie with a knife, placed a slice