Chapter 10 Three years later, the overseas branch was acquired by a major local corporation. My time abroad came to an end, and I returned home. The moment my plane touched down, a message popped up from an unfamiliar number. "Heard you're back in town?" I ignored it and deleted the text without a second thought. After a few days of settling in, I ran into Nicole while out shopping. She was making a scene outside a café, arguing heatedly with the staff. "What do you mean, private café? Who gave you the right to keep me out?" The staff member tried to block her politely. "Sorry, ma'am, but we have to protect our customers' privacy. We can't let anyone just barge in." "Privacy? My brother's inside your café cheating on someone, and you're trying to protect his affair?" "Ma'am, we're a legitimate café. There's no way anyone's having an affair in there." Nicole's voice was loud enough to draw a crowd. People started filming the scene with their phones. "If you're really legit, why won't you let me in?" The staff cleared his throat. "Ms. Kelton, you've come here causing trouble three times this month. If this keeps up, we can't run our business. "And you saw for yourself last time-Mr. Garcia was just meeting a friend, not what you're accusing him of." Nicole's face flushed as she tried to push past him. "Last time was just a smokescreen. This time, he's definitely cheat- ing with some woman." While she was still arguing, Kenneth strode out of the café. A man in his forties followed behind him, clutching a thick stack of documents. "Kenneth! Where are you hiding the woman? Why won't you respond to my messages or answer my calls? Are you cheating?" Kenneth's face darkened, but it was clear he was used to this. 0.0 % 12:03 "Sorry about this, Mr. Peden. Please take those documents to Mr. Robinson. If he has any questions, he can reach out to me anytime." The man nodded and hurried off, eager to escape. Kenneth turned to leave, but suddenly spotted me. "Lucille? You really came back?" He walked over quickly, and I had no choice but to greet him politely. "Aha! I knew you were up to no good, Kenneth. Look, I finally caught you in the act!" Nicole, hair wild, rushed up, but Kenneth grabbed her wrist and held her back. People around us whispered. "Seriously? Is this woman crazy? She's even interfering with her brother's business meetings." "Telling you, she's got real issues. I've seen her cause scenes here so many times-it's scary." "No kidding. I overheard last time-she makes him check in every hour, and he has to be home by 9 p.m. or she flips out." "If my wife controlled me like that, I'd jump off a building. And she's just his sister!" The gossip was harsh, and I felt a little embarrassed, but Kenneth seemed unfazed. He said calmly, "Now that you're back, maybe we could get dinner sometime?" I shook my head. "No, that's not really convenient." Nicole muttered, "Let go, Kenneth, you're hurting my wrist." Just then, a sweet child's voice. rang out. "Mommy! Daddy just helped me wash my hands, but he got my sleeves all wet!" A little boy ran over and hugged my legs. "Really? Daddy's so clumsy!" I smiled and pulled out a tissue to dry my son Jacob Finch's sleeves. "Half the blame's yours, kiddo. You wriggled around like a little eel-I couldn't hold onto you." My husband, Lawrence Finch, walked up, grinning, and tapped Jacob gently on the head. "You... you have a kid?" Kenneth froze, releasing Nicole's hand. Nicole clapped her hands and laughed. "Isn't this funny? See? The woman you've been pining after moved on, got married, and had a child." 42.9% 12:03 Chapter 10 "Mommy, who's that mister? Why is he talking to you?" I smiled, picked Jacob up, and said, "Just someone I used to know." Lawrence gave Kenneth and Nicole a friendly nod, then wrapped his arm around my waist and led us awa He whispered in my ear, "So that's your ex?" I answered honestly, "Yeah." "I'm definitely more handsome." Jacob, oblivious, chimed in, "My daddy's the best!" I didn't look back. Some things were meant to stay in the past. 88.8% Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!