Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 59

I was momentarily stunned. "Parting ways in a civil manner. Getting divorce papers processed immediately."

"Impossible." Theo was quick to reject the idea, his voice cold.

I scorned him. "Then completely break things off with Cindy Reed. Give her enough money to move to another city and have her live there. Swear to me that you won’t see her again for the rest of your life."

"Who are you to tell me what to do with my life, Wanda Lane?!" Cindy barged in unannounced to shriek at me menacingly.

This time, my calmness even surprised myself. I looked at her and responded quietly, "Why can't I? Theo refuses to let me go, so he should let you go instead."

"You... I... Theowy will never let me go!" Cindy was so agitated she no longer made any sense. 1

I did not want to argue with her, so I turned around and walked back to my seat. I grabbed my bag and said to Xander, "Am I still sending you back? Let’s go."

"Right away. Right away!" Xander hastily paid the bill after hearing the edge in my tone.

I did not say anything during the entire journey. Xander was surprisingly quiet, staring at me from the passenger seat.

"Do I have something on my face?” I was slightly uncomfortable with being stared at, so I broke the silence.

"You've changed, Wandy," Xander commented sentimentally after a long pause.

"Change is inevitable for humans." There was nothing as constant in this world as change. The things we thought would never change usually end up morphing into something else when given enough time.

"Fantastic, then. This is the real you now. That timid little Wanda Lane mask you wore in the past really did not suit you." Xander leaned back against the car seat, an inexplicable eagerness etched across his face.

I did not respond to that, focusing on driving instead.

There was no mask that I had deliberately put on in the past. There was just a certain lowness in the love I was being given that made it possible for me to endure it all silently.

Things were changing now, especially when it came t o Theo. The change in his attitude towards me had sent ripples of change into my heart and my mindset.

I wanted more, but I could not get past the hurdle in m y heart.

After sending Xander home, I went back to Cecilia's place. To my surprise, she was home.

"I thought you wanted to stay out a little longer?" My body was aching, so I laid on the sofa the moment I got inside.