Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 356

Chapter 356 Unspoken Tension

Chapter 356 Unspoken Tension

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Troy told himself that he hadn’t lost his mind. His emotions were already under control.

“Go ask Grandpa,” he said.

His voice was cold. Without another word, he walked straight inside.

Carmen was used to Troy keeping his distance from her. He had always been cold and reserved. But today, Draven and Kayla were here too. And he still treated her this way? That

stung.

She had raised him on her own, but her son had grown into someone like this. Carmen’s face turned pale with anger.

Kayla spoke freely, saying whatever she wanted. Draven followed beside her in silence, listening to her every word.

That’s a son who listened to his mother. Why couldn’t Troy treat her the same?

Carmen clenched her fist tighter and tighter.

Eric had no idea Kayla was coming. When he suddenly ran into Kayla and Draven, he was completely stunned. It took him a long moment to react.

When he finally did, the way Kayla and Draven looked at him—cold, distant, like strangers— made his heart twist.

Carmen had grown up with him. They were childhood sweethearts, but he never had the courage to face her parents.

So, he hid the truth from Carmen and often claimed business trips to Zheron just to see Kayla. Later, Kayla found out he was married.

Eric knew her too well. Once she found out, there was no turning back. They fell apart completely.

Draven was raised by Martin back in the estate. As a father, Eric wasn’t even allowed to visit.

That was Kayla’s condition.

She hated him. That much was clear.

During summer and winter breaks, Eric sent Troy back to the estate to spend time with Draven, hoping the brothers would bond. Instead, the more time they spent together, the worse it got. Every visit ended badly. In the end, they couldn’t even get through a single day

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together.

Eric could only steal a quick glance at Draven when he went to pick up Troy.

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Kayla even assigned a bodyguard to stay close to Draven. It was for protection and to make sure Eric never tried to see her son in secret.

Because of this, the bond between father and son was so thin that it was nonexistent. And when Draven turned seven, Kayla’s position became secure. She took Draven back with her.

After that, Eric saw him once a year. Later, not even that. Whatever relationship they’d had as father and son was completely gone.

Eric felt miserable.

Carmen saw his expression and knew at once he was hurting for his eldest son. Her teeth clenched in anger. She shot him a cold look and turned toward the main house.

There wasn’t much love left between her and Eric anymore. What remained was family duty. They lived separate lives now. Still, that look from her stirred deep guilt in his chest. Eric sighed and followed her inside.

Kayla was in the study, keeping Martin company

The rest of the family didn’t go in.

Troy sat in the living room. He glanced at his parents, then quickly looked away.

Eric was weak and indecisive.

Carmen was cold and strict.

Troy had nothing to talk about with his parents.

His mind was filled with Ayla.

When would she come?

Why wasn’t she replying to his text?

He had swallowed his pride. How long did she pun to keep this up?

Carmen arrived at the main house, and Ayla was nowhere to be seen. Martin was with Kayla; Carmen didn’t want to ask him directly.

She waited until Lincoln came out, then asked him.

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Lincoln answered honestly.

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Ayla’s excuse was reasonable. She had come earlier to wish Martin a happy birthday, before she went to take care of her grandmother. No one could really blame her for that-it would seem heartless.

Carmen had to swallow her anger. Her face darkened.

What a jinx!

Something had to go wrong on Martin’s birthday of all days.

Carmen was burning inside. She couldn’t scold roy; he had grown distant from her.

But Ayla was her daughter-in-law. No family background. No real ability. Yet Martin favored her. And Troy had gone against Carmen’s wishes and insisted on marrying Ayla. How could Carmen not be mad at this?

Kayla and Draven were like a thorn in her heart. She wanted Troy to be better than Draven. She wanted his wife to be perfect too, but Ayla was far from that.

Carmen couldn’t understand it.

She had everything, yet Eric still cheated on her Ayla, who had far less than her, got to marry her son. She could never make sense of that.

Because of this, from the very first day Ayla married into the family, Carmen had disliked her.

Still, today was not the time to explode. She couldn’t cause a scene on Martin’s birthday.

After marrying into the Winstons, Ayla was one of them. On a normal day, maybe it could slide. But skipping Martin’s birthday? That was crossing a line.

Carmen decided that once Ayla arrived, she would give her a serious lecture.

By then, guests were arriving one after another. Eric greeted them, offering drinks and small

talk.

They weren’t many guests-most of them were lose relatives. And they had gone straight to

the resort.

Lincoln went to inform Martin about this.

Kayla had never been to this estate before. When she heard there was a beautiful garden in the hills behind the house, she asked Draven to ke her to look around. The two of them walked off together.

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Martin headed to the front hall.

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Eric saw Kayla and Draven walking with the group. The mother and son didn’t give him a single glance. They moved from the front courtyard toward the back garden.

The relatives froze.

What? Did I see it right? Isn’t that the woman who almost ruined Eric years ago?

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