That single \u201cokay\u201d stunned both Sienna and Irene.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna stared at him in shock, disbelief written all over her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What nonsense was Clayton spouting? Could it be that, since Melody refused to have a child for the sake of her acting career, he planned to have her give birth first, then kick her out and let Melody take over as the kid\u2019s mom? She couldn\u2019t let that happen!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton, meanwhile, looked perfectly calm and went on adding fuel to the fire. \u201cShe really does need to take better care of herself. She\u2019s so weak that one gust of wind would probably blow her away. I\u2019ll have to trouble you to take good care of her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOtherwise, when she gives birth someday, I\u2019m afraid the baby will come right out when she sneezes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Irene was delighted to hear Clayton\u2019s positive response for once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She readily agreed and then turned to Sienna. \u201cWhen you\u2019re free, come visit Dr. Yates with me and get a few prescriptions. I guarantee they\u2019ll work. Look how pale you are right now. Your complexion will be much rosier after you start the medication.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna awkwardly agreed but cursed furiously in her mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the past two years, Irene prepared lots of folk remedies for her. Sienna hated the bitterness of those concoctions and had secretly poured them out every time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton had once seen the look on her face when she drank it. She looked like she was heading to the guillotine. After that, he had forbidden Irene from putting her on those remedies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment they stepped out of the hospital, Sienna dropped the act. She grabbed Clayton and started to berate him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She fumed, \u201cWhat nonsense were you talking about just now? We\u2019re about to get divorced! What\u2019s this about preparing for pregnancy? Did you fall and hurt your head? Go prepare for the pregnancy yourself if you want to!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, she paused abruptly, as if she had just realized something. \u201cYou did that on purpose, didn\u2019t you? Are you purposely making me suffer by letting your mom give me those bitter\u2013as\u2013hell concoctions again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton slipped one hand into his pocket and smirked tauntingly. \u201cYou guessed it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna was so mad that she pinched his arm hard. \u201cYou go clarify it with Mom right now! I\u2019m not drinking those medicines!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or else-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOr else what?\u201d He raised an eyebrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOr else\u2026 or else\u2026\u201d She fumbled for a long moment and still couldn\u2019t come up with a proper threat. \u201cI\u2019ll tell you when I think\u00a0<\/p>\n
of one!\u201d she said at last.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan had just parked the car and walked over at the right moment. \u201cThis way, Mr. and Mrs. Hale.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need to drive me,\u201d Sienna snapped, turning to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton reached out and grabbed her bag. \u201cWhere are you going? You\u2019ve been dressing up and running around every day lately. A housewife should stay at home. Are you seeing another man outside? Or are you going to a cafe to flirt with young college goers again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s none of your business,\u201d Sienna hissed and yanked hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the scuffle, the bag\u2019s zipper gave way. The contents of Sienna\u2019s bag spilled all over the ground. Her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 fluttered down to Clayton\u2019s feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 53\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
He scooped it up reflexively and glanced at it with a frown. \u201cAre you hunting for a job?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna snatched the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 back. \u201cYeah. I\u2019ll need to have my own income after the divorce.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing her mention divorce again and again made Clayton\u2019s ears buzz and his temper flare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sneered. \u201cAre you tired of your easy life and want to be a career woman now? I pay for everything you would need. And now you suddenly want to work hard and survive on what\u2013a salary of around seven or eight thousand dollars? Don\u2019t you find that ridiculous?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked her up and down and said mercilessly, \u201cYou probably don\u2019t even know how to use an office printer. Do you think the workplace is child\u2019s play? I suggest you stop embarrassing yourself out there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna held the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 tightly in her hand, her expression defiant. \u201cIf I don\u2019t try, how would I know?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton scoffed and went on, \u201cYou haven\u2019t worked a single day since you graduated from college. Do you have any idea how brutal the real world is? This isn\u2019t home. No one out there is going to let you have it your way. Pride doesn\u2019t put food on the\u00a0<\/p>\n
table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if you\u2019re a full\u2013time housewife, no one looks down on you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
So if Melody wanted to act in a stage play, he had no problem with that at all. If she wanted to enter the entertainment industry, he would even finance her ambition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when it came to Sienna, all of a sudden, it was the whole \u201ckeep your head down and be a stay\u2013at\u2013home wife\u201d expectation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 54\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 54\u00a0<\/p>\n
She got the divorce and bolted 53 That single \u201cokay\u201d stunned both Sienna and Irene.\u00a0 Sienna stared at him in […]<\/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-20127","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\/20127","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=20127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}