Remarriage Failed Again Today-Chapter 124: I Just Don’t Want Her to Make an Issue Out of It Again

An unknown amount of time passed before Leona Grant finally snapped out of his trance, his gaze still fixed on Annabelle Linton’s retreating back.

Xylas Shepherd said nothing, just watched Leona Grant and murmured, "Leona, your wife seems to have changed."

Leona Grant didn’t answer. He stared out the window with a detached expression, his gaze deep and inscrutable as he watched the figure fade into the night.

’She has changed.’

’Or maybe... I’m only just getting to know her now.’

Xylas Shepherd followed Leona Grant’s line of sight and said teasingly, "Why do I get the feeling your attitude toward your wife is different now?"

Leona Grant looked at him and explained, almost defensively, "She was injured because of me. I just don’t want her to use this to stir up trouble again."

He subconsciously avoided mentioning their impending divorce.

Xylas Shepherd shot Leona Grant a sly, disbelieving look. "Is that so?"

"Yeah."

’That must be it.’

’Besides, there’s no way I’d have any other feelings for that ungrateful woman!’

So Leona Grant told himself.

...

「Another night passed, heralding a new day.」

Tomorrow was Ryan’s birthday, but it was destined to be anything but peaceful.

An eighteenth birthday, a coming-of-age ceremony, might not seem all that important. But then again, for any individual, it was certainly a day worth commemorating.

To ensure Ryan wouldn’t have any regrets, Annabelle Linton decided to celebrate with him one day early.

The two of them visited their grandfather and mother, went out for a nice meal at a hotel, cut a cake, made wishes, and even went for a drive along the coast.

All in all, it was a pretty good day.

That evening, Annabelle Linton and Ryan Linton returned to the Linton family home.

The house contained belongings their mother had left behind. After the Linton Group’s recent acquisition, they were planning to auction the property.

Uncharacteristically, the Linton house was completely empty—not even a single servant was present. Annabelle Linton and Ryan Linton went upstairs together.

They entered Ryan Linton’s room and opened the safe. Inside was a ring—the Linton family heirloom, which they’d gotten from their grandfather in a swap.

With the ring secured, the two were about to head downstairs when a strange sound suddenly drifted up from the living room. It sounded like a man and a woman... *that* kind of sound.

Annabelle Linton and Ryan Linton stopped in their tracks, sharing a look of mutual understanding.

Puzzled, they opened the door, only for their eyes to widen in shock at the scene before them.

Yvonne Miller was pressed against the sofa, a man tearing at her clothes. His hand was on her red lingerie, while hers was inside his pants. The two were lost in their own world, completely absorbed in each other.

Annabelle Linton’s mouth twitched. She felt that it was a bad influence for a minor to witness something like this.

She was just about to tell Ryan to go back to his room when she realized, to her surprise, that he was recording a video with his phone.

Annabelle Linton: "..."

Ryan Linton put his phone away, his sly, scheming nature on full display. A smirk played on his lips as he said cheerfully, "What do you say? If we debut this little video at my birthday party tomorrow, you think our dear stepmother will become famous?"

Annabelle Linton’s mouth twitched again.

’Fine, she’d had the same idea, to be honest. But still, it wasn’t right for a kid to be seeing this, was it?’

"Alright, if you’re done filming, let’s go."

Annabelle Linton whispered, glancing one more time at the oblivious couple on the sofa—who were now completely naked—before pulling Ryan Linton back into the room.

Ryan Linton’s room was on the second floor. Annabelle Linton eyed the distance to the ground, then used the air conditioning unit as a foothold for both of them to jump down.

The moment Annabelle Linton landed, her phone rang. It was an unknown number.

After a moment’s hesitation, she decided to answer it.

"Hello? Who’s calling?"