Ex-Husband's Endless Pestering (Josie and Henry) novel Chapter 8

After a long while, a weak and bitter smile hung on Josie's lips. "Henry, how insecure are you?"

"So, he has always felt so insecure while he was in the Gibson residence? To the point that he'd rather believe Ashley's provoking words than trust me?" she pondered.

All these years, she thought she had given her heart to Henry, yet he believed Ashley without an ounce of hesitation.

"Josie!" Ashley appeared to feel indignant on behalf of Henry. "Growing up in an orphanage was not my and Henry's choice."

Doing so made it seem as if she was in the same boat as Henry.

"Thomas is waiting for you outside. Let him take you to get something to eat." Henry frowned as he asked Ashley to leave.

Thomas Carden was Ashley's manager.

Ashley was a little reluctant, but she had already achieved her goal. Thus, she could not say anything more.

"Henry, don't be angry at Josie. She may just be saying that in a fit of anger," Ashley considerately comforted the man before wiping her tears and leaving.

After she left, Josie and Henry were left alone in the living room. The atmosphere was eerily silent and chilly.

Henry walked to her side, feeling disheartened as he queried, "Josie, I'll always be an outsider in your eyes, right?"

"What about me, Henry? What am I to you?" Josie lifted her head. Tears brimmed in her eyes, but she refused to let them stream down her face.

"And what is she to you?" she wondered.

Henry averted his gaze.

In the beginning, he only regarded Josie as his younger sister.

She was John's biological granddaughter, so even if it was to repay the kindness the elderly man had shown him, Henry thought he had to treat Josie kindly.

However, he ended up marrying her.

"Since you don't love me, why are we torturing each other? Let's just get a divorce." Josie was too exhausted to talk to him.

Evidently, the man was enraged by her words. "Josie! Don't threaten me with divorce, time after time!" he bellowed.

"Why are you hesitating, Henry? Is it to show your gratitude? The person who adopted you was my grandfather. It had nothing to do with me. You've already repaid his kindness by making Gibson Corporation successful. You don't have to feel indebted anymore." She could hardly stand firmly as she spoke.

"Do you want a divorce that badly?" Henry's eyes reddened without him realizing it.

"Yes..." She wanted a divorce.