Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 717

Chapter 717 

Steve’s slap echoed through the room, bringing a sudden silence. 

This wasn’t the first time Selena had felt his hand. She cradled her cheek, collapsing to the floor in tears. 

lan sat on the couch, his face a mask of Indifference as he watched the altercation unfold. 

Flashes of the past flickered through his mind. This wasn’t new. It had been like this since he was a kid. 

He casually picked up a glass of water from the table, taking a sip before calling out to a passing servant, “When’s dinner ready?” 

He seemed utterly unfazed by the chaos unfolding around him. 

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Seeing her son’s cold reaction, Selena’s sorrow deepened, her crying intensified. 

The room was filled with servants, and Steve felt embarrassed as he said, “If you’re going to cry, go do it outside. Don’t ruin our Christmas.” 

Selena hastily picked herself up and ran to the kitchen. 

Steve sighed in relief, but guilt quickly took its place as he turned his gaze to lan. 

Ever since lan’s head injury, Steve realized that he had missed many important moments in his son’s life. 

“Tan.” 

With just that word, lan put down his glass. 

“Dad, let’s talk later.” 

Steve had originally intended to apologize, but at lan’s words, he kept quiet. 

The sound of Selena’s crying from the kitchen was grating on his nerves. 

After a few moments, Steve finally stood up, grabbing his coat, he hoarsely said, 

“I won’t be eating dinner here tonight.” 

He’d rather spend the evening with his employees. 

Hearing that, Selena sprinted out of the kitchen. 

‘Honey, please don’t leave. I’ll stop crying. Let’s have dinner here tonight, it’s Christmas after all.” 

In the end, Selena gave in. Her greatest fear was Steve ignoring her. 

But all Steve felt for her was disgust. 

His gaze naturally fell on lan. 

It had been a long time since he’d shared a meal with his son, but now lan was also standing. 

“I’m leaving too.” 

Selena’s face hardened instantly; her eyes filled with resentment. 

She believed that her son had no affection for their home, and even less respect for her. 

Taking a deep breath, she forced a smile onto her face. 

“Dinner’s ready. Are you really going to leave me here to eat by myself?” 

But lan was already at the door, seemingly ignoring her words. 

Finally, Selena couldn’t hold back any longer and began to curse. 

lan and Steve left even faster, the sound of Selena’s screams echoing behind them. 

lan stood in front of his car, just as he was getting in, Steve slid into the passenger seat. 

“Give me a ride home, or we could grab something to eat.” 

‘No need, I’ve got a date.” 

The fireworks for the evening were ready. He was going to spend the rest of the day with Penny. 

But he could give Steve a lift. 

Seeing the tenderness in his eyes, Steve ventured a guess, “Someone special?” 

“Yeah.” 

This was the first–time they had talked about such things.