Restoring a Life After Seven Years of Wrong Love novel Chapter 240

She was preparing to submit a few academic papers for publication.

Dinner time rolled around.

*Knock, knock, knock.*

Yvette pulled the door open, immediately freezing when she saw Jabez standing outside.

Dressed in a sharp brown suit, he was leaning casually against the doorframe.

The memory of his baseless accusation the other day flashed through her mind, causing her heart to twist painfully in her chest.

As she tried to walk past him, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her shoulder.

Reacting like a startled cat, Yvette violently shoved him away and stumbled back a few steps.

A flash of deep displeasure crossed Jabez's eyes at her reaction.

"Do you really care about him that much?"

He didn't explicitly use a name, but Yvette knew exactly who he meant.

Matthew.

"Don't forget we're divorced, Mr. Shelby. Even if Matthew and I ran off and got married tomorrow, it wouldn't be any of your damn business."

"I have no intention of interfering with your life, and I expect you to afford me the same courtesy."

With that, she turned on her heel and walked away, refusing to even look at his face.

At the dining table.

Crispin sat at the head, with Winona to his left and Matthew right beside her.

Willow took the seat on the right. Without a moment of hesitation, Yvette sat down directly next to Matthew.

Jabez strolled in casually and took the empty chair beside Willow.

The table was suffocatingly quiet, filled only with the clinking of silverware against porcelain.

Matthew had originally intended to go get Yvette himself. He had only turned his back to grab a dish from the kitchen, and in that split second, Jabez had vanished.

He had assumed the man went to the restroom. He never expected him to go fetch Yvette for dinner.

The weirdest part was, how did Jabez even know which room was hers?

Willow's hand was still recovering, so Jabez spent the entire meal placing choice cuts of food onto her plate.

In return, Willow offered him radiant, sugary smiles.

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