It had been two months since I last met Lyle, and right now, he looked disheveled and not as imposing as before. Moreover, perhaps due to his previous injury, his left leg was less agile.
“Well, well, Mr. Smith. Would you like to have dinner together?” Christopher proposed casually.
Although Christopher was merely inviting him out of courtesy, Lyle pretended that he couldn’t tell the connotation and sat beside me right away. Hence, I pursed my lips and glared at him in disdain.
Didn’t Crystal treat him terribly? Why is he still in the mood to show off before me? I believe he’ll have a lot more problems in the future if he doesn’t control his bad temper.
Mary despised husbands who mistreated their wives. Considering that we hadn’t separated back then, she bit her tongue and didn’t comment about it. Now that we got divorced, she lectured Lyle straightforwardly. “Mr. Smith, since you and Ms. Tanner got divorced, I don’t think it is appropriate for you to sit beside her. Otherwise, others might misunderstand you, and it won’t serve Ms. Tanner well. It is all a matter of common sense.”
Unperturbed, Lyle pulled a long face and began criticizing me. “Yvonne, are you that impatient to let everyone know that we got divorced? Besides, why are you meeting Mrs. Ziegler? Are you planning to persuade her to terminate her contract with the Smiths? I’ve never known that you’re such a wicked woman! You’ve betrayed Grandma, who misses you even until today!”
While pursing my lips in dissatisfaction, I felt sorry for Sharon. Also, I could imagine that she was heartbroken many times for having a grandson, who was often confused and acted on impulse.
I could still let it go if he only threw tantrums at Christopher and me. However, he wasn’t qualified to be a CEO as he could not even hold his temper even with Mason and Mary here.
Lyle, Lyle, when will you become more mature? I heaved a sigh and thought to myself.
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