Divorced With His Baby: The Ex Loses Control のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Watching David and Alaina walk together, Maeva suddenly felt that they actually looked pretty good together. If only she'd realized that sooner, she wouldn't have wasted five years of her youth.At 10, she and David had first met. Their families had arranged their engagement. At 18, she'd followed in his footsteps and gotten into Walden University. At 22, she'd graduated, married him, and become a full-time housewife. At 27, she'd divorced him without looking back.Maeva didn't think she lacked the courage to start over. She just felt like she would never fall in love with anyone again.She was about to turn away and pretend she hadn't seen anything when she noticed Alaina suddenly stop and rub her arms, as if the AC was a little too cold.David reached out and pulled her into his arms, his brows drawing together slightly. Then, he took out a shawl and gently draped it over her shoulders.Maeva froze in place, her gaze locking onto that shawl."Dave, you're so sweet," Alaina said

Maeva looked up at Alaina.Alaina said, "I was thinking… How about I wash it first and then give it back to you?""I'm going to throw it away. There's no need to wash it.""You worked so hard knitting it, and it's perfectly fine. It's a waste to throw it out."Maeva yanked at the shawl again. "What I do with it is my business."Alaina tightened her grip again. She even raised her other hand to try to pry Maeva's fingers off. At the same time, she noticed a bracelet on Maeva's wrist. It looked familiar.From the very first time she'd met Maeva, that bracelet had always been there. She'd never once taken it off over the years. It had to be something really important and precious.Alaina's gaze darkened.Amid the tugging, Maeva suddenly felt something snap. Something went loose around her wrist, and it felt lighter. Right after that came the sharp clattering of beads scattering across the floor.Her face drained of color. She immediately looked down at the floor. A dozen or so sm

At a jewelry store, a store clerk took the bead that Maeva handed over. He examined it carefully, then shook his head. "I'm sorry. We can't fix this here."She thanked him, left the store, and went to the next one. She moved from one jewelry store to another. Finally, an older craftsman at one of the stores took a look and said, "I can try to glue it back together, but I can't promise it'll work.""Okay. Just do your best to fix it," Maeva said.If it wasn't glued properly, the bead would completely shatter before long. When that happened, it would be ruined for good.The craftsman took out his tools and casually said, "This doesn't look that expensive. Is it really important to you?""It's a keepsake my parents left for me.""Oh, my." His hand paused for a moment. "Then if I can't fix it…"Maeva cut him off. "It's alright, sir. I won't blame you. I've been walking along this street for over half an hour. You're the only one willing to even try.""Alright, then." The craftsman

Soon, however, George pulled himself together. He knew Maeva had come to him for something. Compared to Matthew, she was much more promising. It was a pity she was already married and utterly love-brained. There was only so much trouble she could really stir up.He cleared his throat and pulled out his usual excuse. "Maeva, you're a woman, and you don't know anything about running a company. Besides, think about all those business dinners and drinks—can you really handle that? There's no need for you to suffer like that. Just focus on taking good care of David. That's better than anything.""What's wrong with being a woman?" Maeva smiled pleasantly. "No woman can depend on a man her whole life. Besides, Scarlett is a woman, too. She's your only daughter, and she's supposed to take over from you someday."George had only one daughter named Scarlett Pearson. She'd studied at a university abroad and had just graduated. She would be coming back to Dovia soon. And once she was back, Geor

Jerry was a little surprised. "It's such a big deal, and you didn't hear a thing?"David's expression didn't change. "Whatever Maeva wants to do is up to her. I won't interfere."The divorce had to be kept from the Cavendish family for now, in case someone slipped up and mentioned it in front of Linda. Her health couldn't handle getting upset right now.Even though David and Jerry were cousins, they didn't actually spend much time together in private. If anything, Jerry was closer to Harvey. They met up often.Jerry said carefully, "The thing is, Harvey has been helping her out a lot. He's been putting in real effort, and he's at the gallery all the time."David slowly tightened his grip on his pen.When he didn't say anything, Jerry went on, "You know I'm on good terms with Harvey. That's why I know a bit more about what's going on. He's been running around everywhere, calling in favors and using his connections to help Maeva invite big-name artists to back the gallery and build