Trading My Cheating Husband for a Billionaire Tycoon의 모든 챕터: 챕터 51 - 챕터 60

William was slightly surprised when he saw Cindy sitting in the living room.Last year, Cindy had married into another top-tier family in Ridgeview as part of a strategic alliance.Since then, she had not returned to the family home even once. Over the past year, William had only heard scattered updates about her through her mother, Audrey Miller.By all accounts, the marriage was supposed to be a good one. The other family valued her highly, and it was considered a mutually beneficial match.Yet the woman sitting there now showed none of the glow a newlywed should have had.Cindy lifted her eyes coolly, her gaze passing over Jennie and William without pause. She did not bother offering even a basic greeting before lowering her head again, her expression distant and closed off.Patrick came downstairs from the second floor. When he saw them, his expression barely changed.“You’re back,” he said flatly. “Dinner’s ready.”Only when he turned to his biological daughter did his ton

William shot Jennie a warning look, trying to force her into backing down without a word.To him, everything she had done tonight was the equivalent of roasting him alive in front of his parents.Audrey had never liked him much to begin with. Things had only just started to ease between them, and now Jennie had gone and blown it all up.Jennie, however, acted as if she hadn’t noticed his glare at all.She calmly picked up her fork, selected a piece of sautéed shrimp from the dish in front of her, placed it into her plate, and began eating at an unhurried pace. Her movements were elegant and composed, as though no one else at the table mattered.That complete disregard finally pushed Audrey over the edge.Audrey slammed her fork down and pressed a hand to her chest, looking as though she had been gravely wronged.“I really don’t know what I’ve done to deserve this…” she said, her voice trembling, as if she were too upset to continue. “All I’ve done is care about this family, and

Jennie replied evenly, “I don’t know.”The same question again.She had lost count of how many times Patrick had asked about her father, always in this casually probing way, every time she returned to the family home.Given how relentlessly profit-driven the Simmons family was, she did not believe for a second that they simply wanted to share a meal with her father.Yet she did not know the real situation back home either, and the thought left her feeling quietly helpless.Her aunt never told her anything about the family.Whenever Jennie asked, her aunt would grow impatient and say it was none of her business. What did a girl need to know so much for anyway? Even if the Lawson family had something to pass down, it would never be hers to inherit.Her thoughts tangled into a knot. Any remaining appetite vanished.She set her silverware down. “I’m full. I’d like to go outside for a walk. Please enjoy your meal.”Patrick nodded.Once she had walked out of sight, he slapped his s

The night breeze carried the cool scent of roses from the garden, brushing against Jennie’s cheeks, yet it did nothing to ease the restless agitation in her chest.She just wanted an excuse. Any excuse to get away from this suffocating place as quickly as possible.Her phone vibrated.Seeing that it was her grandmother calling, her mood softened slightly.Jennie swiped to answer, her voice instinctively gentler.“Hi, Grandma.”On the other end, Rosie’s voice was warm and affectionate.“Jennie, you landed and didn’t even let me know you were safe. I’ve been worrying all this time, so I had to call myself. I didn’t interrupt anything, did I?”A wave of guilt washed over her.Only then did Jennie realize that since landing, she had been so overwhelmed by one mess after another that she had forgotten to call the one person she cared about most.“No, you didn’t interrupt,” she said quietly. “I just finished dinner. I’m taking a walk in the yard.”“You sound tired,” Rosie said gentl

Cindy’s eyes darted away in panic.“Why are you asking me that?” she snapped. “Don’t ask me. I don’t know anything about William’s mess.”The denial was weak. Transparent. Almost desperate.Any last trace of doubt vanished from Jennie’s mind.So that was it.Even Cindy, spoiled and sheltered her whole life, knew the truth. Which meant Audrey and Patrick had known all along too.The entire family. Every last one of them.They had all known William had been married before, yet they played along for three full years, performing the role of a devoted, faithful husband, treating her like a fool and stringing her along without a shred of guilt.Impressive. Truly impressive.A bone-deep chill surged through Jennie, cold fury spreading from her chest to her limbs.The light turned green.She looked away and smoothly merged the car back into traffic.Cindy’s unease grew by the second. She forgot to cry altogether, shrinking into the passenger seat, tense and restless, silently prayin