Chapter 170:
I had never told her about the divorce, and I knew she was extremely worried, which was why she couldn’t control her emotions and struck me. But I still felt heartbroken. I was so sad.
Seeing this, Ryan quickly said, “Hurry up and ask her if there’s still any hope of reconciling with Herbert.”
I glared at Ryan coldly, already knowing his intentions. Before my mother could speak, I immediately shattered his hopes.
“Herbert has other women around him. Even if I begged him, he wouldn’t look at me again!”
With that, I grabbed my suitcase, walked into my room, and slammed the door shut. I had divorced Herbert. Ryan couldn’t get any benefit from me, so he left soon after. He abandoned us because there was nothing in it for him. I despised this biological father of mine.
That night, Betty came back from school and came to talk to me.
“Sister, do you and brother-in-law have a chance to reunite?”
Betty looked at me. I raised my gaze to meet hers and asked, “Did mom send you to ask me?”
Lately, my mother had been sighing a lot. She’d asked me this several times, and I had told her that it was impossible. I knew she was only asking for my sake, worried about me. But I was an adult, and I had the right to make my own decisions.
“No, I asked it myself,” Betty quickly denied.
I smiled faintly.
“I won’t be thinking about the people of the past anymore.”
“So, you won’t be thinking about Hank, will you?”
Bella’s POV:
Betty asked excitedly. My hand on the keyboard suddenly stopped.
“I have nothing to do with him!”
Betty grinned and then said a lot to me. In fact, I knew very well that Betty was secretly in love with Hank, but this situation was normal. When I was in university, I also had an inexplicable crush on an instructor. It was just a passing excitement during my youth. As time passed, such feelings would become vague, part of a girl’s growth. As long as she kept things in perspective, it was enough. I trusted Hank. He would never get involved with a female student.
In the following days, I focused on sending out resumes. After all, I had to continue with my life. Mom and Betty still depended on me, so I needed to find a job with a decent salary as soon as possible.
Once I sent out my resumes, a few companies called for interviews. But after each one, either the company wasn’t satisfied with me, or I wasn’t satisfied with their pay or work environment. After a few days of this, I was getting frustrated. It seemed really difficult to find a job that suited me. I couldn’t help but miss the days at the Wharton Group. The salary, the work environment, and the room for advancement were all perfect.
But because of my one-night stand, I not only got a divorce but also lost my job. Still, I didn’t regret it. I knew that my life would be very different from how it was before, but I’d take this as a unique experience.
That evening, when I came back from outside, I saw two figures standing in front of the old corridor in the distance. The smaller, shorter figure was Betty. She was looking up at the taller figure, smiling, her eyes full of excitement. I froze when I saw the tall figure’s face! It was Hank. He was talking casually with Betty, looking very pleased. He even touched Betty’s head at the end of their conversation.
