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Chapter 25\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton stubbed out his cigarette and rolled up his sleeve, revealing a bruise mark on his arm left from the caning \u201cAre you happy now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna clicked her tongue. There was barely concealed disdain in her eyes. \u201cYou\u2019re really sly and calculative. Did you deliberately get this on your arm to make others feel bad for you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She reckoned Clayton was probably going to show this to Melody and tell her he got hit because of her, to show her how much he cared about her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Clayton leaned closer toward her. Sienna could detect the smell of cigarette smoke. \u201cDo you feel bad for me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna took a step backward. \u201cI only feel bad for the cane.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying how Clayton got what he deserved, Sienna walked past him and headed for Rupert\u2019s room\u00a0<\/p>\n
She opened the door. Rupert was leaning against the headboard. There was a weary look on his usually stoic face. His eyes brightened when he saw Sienna. He waved at her. \u201cEnna!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t seen you for just a few days. How did you manage to get yourself in this state?\u201d Sienna strode over to the bed and said sternly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rupert coughed a little. He waved his hand dismissively. \u201cI\u2019m getting old. I\u2019ll probably be reunited with my dead wife very soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNonsense!\u201d Sienna held his hand. \u201cYou\u2019re definitely going to live until the day Clayton turns bald.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rupert chuckled in amusement. His expression hardened the next instant. \u201cThat brat put you in a tough spot during the birthday banquet, didn\u2019t he? Why didn\u2019t you tell me about it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna\u2019s eyes grew hot. All these years, Rupert was the only person who would care about her feelings and worry if she had enough money to use. He would often give her some money whenever they met for holiday celebrations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t bother me anyway. Besides, Clayton knows what he\u2019s doing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sure doesn\u2019t look like he does!\u201d Rupert slammed his hand down on the bed. \u201cAs long as I live, that woman won\u2019t get the chance to marry into our family!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even back when Sienna was in high school, Rupert was already not that fond of Melody. Sienna couldn\u2019t understand why, no matter how hard she thought about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you hate her so much? Is it because of her family and background?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAm I that kind of shallow person to you?\u201d Rupert widened his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s the reason, then?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur star signs are incompatible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna grinned. \u201cA reason like that\u2026 I guess you\u2019re not really that shallow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rupert looked at her intently just then. \u201cDo you still remember what you said three years ago?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna\u2019s smile froze. When she told Rupert she wished to marry Clayton, she said she had liked him for a long time. She promised she would treat Clayton well and never leave him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, she naively thought that love would help her conquer all. Yet, she found out eventually that one party constantly giving in a relationship was just wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To win over someone who had given their heart away to another person was utterly impossible. Now that she had decided to\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 25\u00a0<\/p>\n
pull out of this, Sienna couldn\u2019t help feeling a bit guilty considering the promise she had made.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna fell silent. Rupert lightly patted the back of her hand and consoled her. \u201cWon\u2019t you give him a bit more time? He\u2019ll get around.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This situation hadn\u2019t lasted for just three days. It was three whole years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna couldn\u2019t bring herself to tell Rupert her honest thoughts upon seeing the expectant look in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She replied, \u201cAlright. Don\u2019t worry about us. What matters most now is for you to rest and get well. You can sometimes go fishing or play chess with your friends.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rupert lay down on the bed. He smiled at Sienna. \u201cSometimes, you sound quite like my late wife, with the way you speak.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe it was Grandma who sent me here to watch over you.\u201d Sienna tucked him in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After he fell asleep, Sienna came downstairs and headed for the front door. However, Irene stood in her way. \u201cStay over here with Clayton tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t asking for Sienna\u2019s opinion. It was an order.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna had only gone along with Rupert\u2019s request earlier to calm him down. She hadn\u2019t changed her mind about getting divorced. So, she tried to make up an excuse to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t. There are other matters I need to attend to.\u201d<\/p>\n
She got the divorce and bolted 25 \u00a0 Chapter 25\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 25\u00a0 Clayton stubbed out his cigarette and rolled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-she-got-the-divorce-and-bolted-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20099\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}