Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 83

Chapter 83 His Indifference

Max said, “I don’t need another mom.”

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His mouth curved right after he said it. The sharp look in his eyes slipped away.

He never stayed harsh for long.

His coldness lasted one second before he went soft again.

It was the quiet kindness built into his nature.

Skyla froze.

A chill rolled through her chest.

Troy had treated her well these days.

Max was her old classmate and always lifted her up.

Rolf worked in the tech branch and stayed close because they shared the same field. Even the richest son in Trensea kept a polite tone with her.

Skyla had joined Norris’s lab through her own ability. She raced cars and lived like she had fire in her veins.

Even Bria, who behaved spoiled, looked up to her.

Last night she met Helena, a woman with real power in both business and politics.

With all that support around her, Skyla had grown bold without noticing it. Her words had become sharper.

She stopped thinking about consequences.

Her family’s company rested in the hands of her stepmother Juliet. The Walker Group became the Summer Group, yet the real decision maker was still Juliet, and she was not even blood family.

Her dad was a quiet academic and avoided business.

The money and control belonged to her stepmother.

So Skyla’s confidence had always been thin.

Her stepmother was the one who pushed the Summer family into upper–class circles.

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But money had levels. They were far from families like the Winston family, the Bennett family, or the Alvarado family.

That gap

made her nerves worse.

Skyla knew Max never cared about class. That was because he lived at the peak. He did not feel the pressure everyone else carried. But if someone hit his limit, he struck back hard.

No one dared challenge him when he was truly angry.

Just like right now.

Skyla curled her fingers tightly. She hated how small she felt for that one second. She told herself she would improve until no one dared underestimate her again.

She told herself this was only because she always aimed high.

Friends argued sometimes. It was normal.

She thought too deeply because she saw things others ignored.

She decided Max wasn’t worth her stress.

Ayla could never match her. If Max chose to lower his taste and aim for Ayla, then that was his loss. It did not involve her.

Skyla stopped speaking to him and focused on her own practice.

She wondered what Troy and Ayla were doing at that moment.

Troy felt a guess forming in his mind.

But he still believed Ayla would never challenge him on purpose.

For three years she chased his approval and lived by his rules.

Troy saw that as natural.

So when he reached the east court and saw Ayla running left and right, pushing herself to return Draven’s shots, he almost stopped breathing.

He had already told her to quit her job. And she still dared stay near Draven right in front of

him.

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Ayla had lost control.

Troy’s expression dropped dark.

His stare locked on her like ice.

Ayla focused fully on her game.

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Her posture looked solid. Her steps moved with speed. Her core strength showed with every swing.

Tennis was a sport made to be watched. It mixed power and beauty. Not many people managed both.

Ayla looked striking in motion.

She clearly had strong training.

What stunned Troy most was that she played far better than Skyla.

Ayla had never told him she knew tennis.

And Draven, who never respected Troy or anyone in the Winston family, stood there calmly feeding her balls with steady patience.

Ayla faced away from Troy.

Draven could see him.

Draven looked at him for less than a second. Then he looked away and kept training her.

He always treated Troy like he did not matter.

He always found a way to challenge him.

Troy pressed his lips tight. His mood grew darker.

James noticed Troy.

He looked at Herman and Will and shouted, “Herman, Will, you two drag in bad luck every time. Look at the trouble you just brought.”

Both men turned.

Troy stood outside the fence, his expression sharp enough to cut.

Herman always looked polite, but right now he wanted to whistle like a reckless teenager.

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It was just tennis, but the tension felt unreal.

Will stared at Ayla with a knot of worry.

Troy had played with Skyla earlier. Will feared Ayla would feel crushed seeing it.

Divorce or not, betrayal from someone you once loved left a deep wound.

Troy kept tearing hers open.

Will disliked Troy showing up around her.

Blake did not know Ayla and Troy’s history. She looked at each face.

She understood the story fast.

Ayla stayed quiet and lived low–key. Troy brought Skyla through every high–society event like a trophy.

Blake almost let out a cold laugh.

Classic jerk behavior.

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