Chapter 153


    “I saw from the hottest searches that you were attacked by Tom Sullivan’s hired goons. Looks like


    you made it out in one piece,” said Sharon.


    “So, you’ve finally shown some concern about that.”


    “Oh, my attention has been on my daughter-inw, so I identally forgot. Sorry, Son.”


    “... Oh.”


    “Right, dear. I want to know if you managed to stun the crowd when you went to the wedding with


    Xst night. Did you show her enough respect? I figure that everyone must have been shocked


    when they saw what a gorgeous andpatible couple you two are,” eximed Sharon with great


    interest.


    Shetched onto Stanley’s arm affectionately as she spoke, dying of curiosity.


    Stanley calmly raised an eyebrow in response. “Yeah.”


    “I knew it. After all, that outfit you were wearing when you left the housest night looked too good


    on you.”


    Stanley smiled. “Yeah. My wife has good taste.”


    “Did X pick out that outfit for you?”


    “She bought it for me,” Stanley answered calmly.


    Sharon’s expression immediately darkened. She let go of Stanley’s arm and said in annoyance,


    “How can a grown man like you take a woman’s money? It’s not like you’re broke!”


    “Wifey insisted on it, so I didn’t want to reject her good intentions.”


    “Shameless!” eximed Sharon curtly.


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    “I bought her something too.”


    “Yeah, that’s more like it.”


    ***


    After having breakfast with Jeremy, X kept himpany at the study for the rest of the day. The


    father-daughter pair practiced calligraphy and did some painting. They spent a warm and


    harmonious time together, even having lunch in the study.


    May came into the room several times throughout the day, looking for Jeremy, but the older man


    kept chasing her out. With X keeping himpany for the entire day, Jeremy gradually felt


    better.


    As the sun set, golden rays of light illuminated every corner of the study. The whole world warmed


    up. Outside, May was like a cat on a hot tin roof while inside the study, the father-daughter pair felt


    tranquil and rxed.


    ***


    The next day, X once again kept Jeremypany for the entire day. They continued doing


    calligraphy and painting. During meal times, X would have a little drink with him in the study. Both


    of thempletely shut out the outside world.


    May tried relentlessly to speak to Jeremy, but was always met with a closed door. To keep his mood


    rxed, Jeremy had even moved out of the master bedroom. The couple’s marriage had truly


    reached its end.


    And because Jeremy was feeling better, X too felt more rxed.


    ***


    At night, after Jeremy had slept, X called up Georgie for a date at the bar.


    X put on a simple light makeup and painted her lips with a nude lipstick. Pulling her slightly


    curled ebony hair back into a high-ponytail, she gave herself air bangs with a ttening iron.


    This girl was a young woman to begin with, so after putting her bangs down, she looked more like a


    high school kid.