Chapter 27
Dwayne averted his gaze and said flatly, “You don’t have to trouble yourself over scum.“]
Then he turned to leave.
Dorothy, who was in her office, heard his words loud and clear.
Her face turned pale.
To Dwayne, Rogelio was indeed a lost cause.
The saddest part was that she couldn’t even argue.[]
It was the truth that Rogelio had severely injured someone.[]
She was Rogelio’s sister, and she knew him well.[]
He ha He had dropped out of school and often got into fights. But he had never been the instigator, let alone hurt someone this bad.]
So, she wanted to know why he’d hurt someone this bad this time.
She was very grateful to Dwayne for helping Rogelio. However, he actually called Rogelio “scum” in front of Sonia?
She felt offended indeed.[]
It was so typical of Dwayne.
In his eyes, the Acosta family was obsessed with money and would do anything for profit. He had always despised them.[]
Sonia glanced at Dorothy’s office door triumphantly and then caught up with Dwayne. No longer probing, she raised her voice deliberately. “Dwayne, don’t say that. Dr. Acosta is a nice person.”
When saying this, she thought, “Dwayne calls Dorothy ‘scum“? It seems he’s so disgusted by her.
“Maybe they know each other, but there’s definitely nothing going on between them.“]]
She linked arms with Dwayne with a smile. “Dwayne, will you come with me to pick up Brenden today? Then maybe we can all go out for dinner.“[]
He suddenly asked, “Did you see the trending topic?“]
Hearing this, she froze slightly.
She had hired someone to take the photo, assuming Dwayne wouldn’t care about the online gossip. To her surprise, the trending topic was quickly removed.[]
The message was clear–Dwayne no longer loved her that much.[]
But it was fine. As long as he was still guilty toward her, she stood a chance.
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Chapter 28
She had to be patient.[]
At this, she let go of his arm and said apologetically, “I only found out today. It never occurred to me that someone would take a photo of us when you picked up Brenden with me. I’m so sorry for any trouble this may have caused you.“[]
Dwayne said flatly, “No matter what, Brenden isn’t my son. I can’t always prioritize him unconditionally. I’ve already hired a nanny, and she’ll pick him up and drop him off from now on.“]]
She detected his implication immediately.
But she didn’t dare to voice any objections at all.]
Lowering her head, she gritted her teeth and forced a smile. “Alright…“]
After he left, she went back to her office and swept all the documents off her desk onto the floor in a rage.
She thought, “Dwayne is still guilty toward me, but he no longer loves me that much![]
“Is he really with someone else?“]
At this, she quickly picked up her phone and made a call, her expression sinister. “It’s me. I need you to look into someone for me. Her name is Dorothy Acosta.”
Late at night, Dorothy finally got off work.
She went back to Tranquility Apartments. Upon entering the door, she saw Dwayne sitting on the sofa in the spacious living room, flipping through TV channels with the remote repeatedly.[]
His suit jacket was draped over the back of the sofa, and his tie was loosened around his collar.
Stopping at the entryway, Dorothy was puzzled.[]
He had barely come back for the previous months.[]
But these days…
Dwayne hadn’t been paying attention to the TV at all. Upon seeing Dorothy, he immediately turned it off, and the living room fell silent at once.
He placed the rernote on the coffee table and then looked at her. “I didn’t have dinner.“]
Dorothy was stunned, thinking, “Did I mishear that?]
“Isn’t he back to sign the divorce papers?”
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She froze in place. Seeing this, Dwayne scoffed, “What is it? Have you forgotten our deal? Or you don’t want to help that worthless brother of yours anymore?”
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