Chapter 249
Wesley withdrew his hand awkwardly. Seeing Rosalie nearby, he gave her a resigned smile and stepped away from Sydney.
Rosalie approached them. “Hello, Mr. Spencer, Mrs. Spencer.”
Sydney frowned, setting down her teacup. “Why are you calling us that? It’s only been a few days, and you don’t recognize us anymore?”
Rosalie forced herself to smile. “Theo and I are divorced now, so…”
At the mention of their divorce, Wesley and Sydney exchanged glances. They didn’t seem particularly surprised, as if they already knew.
“I heard about it from Mom,” Sydney said calmly. “But even after the divorce, you still call her ‘Grandma. Why don’t you call us Mom and Dad anymore? Are you playing favorites?”
“Huh? I…” Rosalie was taken aback. Sydney seemed upset, and Rosalie hurried to explain, “I didn’t mean to, I just…”
She had never heard this perspective before. Usually, people talked about parents or in–laws playing favorites, not the daughter–in–law.
“That’s enough, Sydney. Don’t scare her,” Wesley said. Seeing
Rosalie’s flustered expression, he explained, “She’s not scolding you, she’s just-”
“But I am scolding her,” Sydney retorted, looking displeased. “Since when do you get to twist my words? Did you get my permission to do so?”
Wesley froze, a flash of embarrassment crossing his eyes. Sydney showed him no mercy.
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Despite the blow to his male pride, he silently endured it. He accepted this bitter reality, feeling it was his due.
Rosalie stood there awkwardly. Wesley, after all, was Theodore’s
father, the chairman of SK Enterprise, and a man of high status. Yet, in front of his wife, he appeared so humble.
It was a real–life example of “hurting your wife for a moment of pleasure, but the chase becomes a lifelong struggle.” Wesley had been trying to win Sydney back for years without success.
To ease the awkward tension, Rosalie smiled and said, “I’m sorry, it was my fault. You both will always be my family. Even though Theo. and I are divorced, you’ll still be like parents to me.”
Sydney’s expression softened a bit. “That’s more like it. But you and Theo just went and got divorced without a word. Couldn’t you at least have given us a heads–up? Instead, you decided to handle it all on your own?”
Rosalie smiled awkwardly, “Grandma gave us the resident register. She knew we were going to get divorced, and even urged us to do it.”
“So I guess I was overthinking it?” Sydney frowned, still displeased. Even if she gave you the registry, don’t you think you should have informed your parents about such a major decision? We only found out because Mom told us today.”
Rosalie lowered her head, unsure of how to respond.
Sydney continued, her tone still stern, “And you should know, even though Mom handed over the registry, she was really upset about the divorce. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have hit Theo. We came to check on him because we heard he was hurt. We didn’t expect to find you here. We thought you’d be living separately after the divorce.”