Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 135 Are You Stupid?

Alex pouted. “Aunt Annabelle’s prettier!”

Before Yuliana could react, Zofia had started to quarrel with Alex. “Aunt Yuliana is so pretty, but you don’t know how

to appreciate it!” Zofia retorted.

Alex snorted, “So you mean Aunt Annabelle isn’t pretty?”

Although Zofia was young, she had a way with words. “When did I say that Aunt Annabelle wasn’t pretty? Can’t she

and Aunt Yuliana both look pretty?”

“No! You can only choose one of them!” Alex yelled, “You are a traitor, Zofia!”

Hearing the word “traitor,” Zofia exploded with rage. She jumped onto the sofa and roared back at him, “You’re the

traitor! You!”

The children’s voices were loud and high-pitched, and the quarrel showed no signs of stopping.

Zachary, Kendrick, and Christopher were farther away, so they were unaware of the situation. As the bickering

started to spiral out of control, so much so that even Joyce and Layla were helpless about it, Kendrick stepped in.

Just one word from him managed to shut Alex up, albeit with puffed cheeks of indignation.

Kendrick called for both of the kids to stand in front of him. “What’s all the fuss about?”

Zofia was practically seething as she said, “Do something about Alex, Uncle Kendrick. He said that Aunt Yuliana isn’t

good-looking. He’s not acting like a polite gentleman!”

Seeing Zofia blatantly complain about him, Alex went red with rage. “You’re such a crybaby, Zofia!”

Zofia tilted her chin towards him and snorted provocatively. “Scared of admitting what you said, huh?”

Before Kendrick could speak, Christopher’s icy gaze swept over Alex. “Apologize!” Christopher ordered, his lips

curled with rage.

Alex stared indignantly at Christopher with his lips stubbornly sealed.

“Alex Solace!”

Kendrick called out his full name. Alex, who was trembling, took a peek at his father’s fiery eyes, and the fire in his

own went out.

But at this moment, another voice sounded. “Alex isn’t in the wrong, is he? It is a child’s nature to speak directly

from their heart. Otherwise, do you think he should learn to spout lies from such a young age?”

When Kendrick was disciplining his children, no one dared to interfere, especially since Kendrick was the future

head of the Solace family.

Usually, Winnie wouldn’t nose into their conversations. But today was a special day, it seemed.

Christopher flashed a bitter smile. As he thought, he shouldn’t have brought Yuliana back here.

He got up and went straight to Yuliana. “Let’s go.”

After holding his gaze for a while, Yuliana gently shook her head.

Leaving at this time would be like adding fuel to the fire.

Not only would she seem inconsiderate, but it would also make yet another bad impression on Winnie.

Moreover, Alex was just a young boy. She shouldn’t make a fuss about his comments.

Yuliana had seen her fair share of mischievous students at school, so this didn’t affect her in the slightest.

Christopher was visibly unhappy about it, seeing that his thin lips were pursed like that. Yet after another session of

silent arguing with her, he obliged and stayed put.

Under Kendrick’s heavy gaze, Alex reluctantly apologized to Yuliana. Then, Kendrick punished him to stand in a

corner for two hours, where he would reflect on his actions instead of having lunch with everyone else.

And when Kendrick asked Alex to stand in a corner, he meant for his son to stand and stare at that very corner for

the entire duration of his punishment

Mrs Solace didn’t seem too pleased about that. She didn’t sit down for lunch, instead opting to retire to her room.

So Zachary had no choice but to ask a maid to bring food to her room.

After lunch, Christopher dragged Yuliana out of the Solace residence.

The rain had already stopped by then.

On the way back, Christopher remained silent, his emotions visibly churning inside of him.

Yuliana said in an understanding tone, “I’m fine. Don’t worry.”

Those words only served to worsen Christopher’s mood. He slammed on the brakes, and the car skidded to a stop.

He tilted his head to peer at Yuliana, his face dark as thunder. “Are you stupid, Yuliana?”

Yuliana stared at him blankly. She didn’t understand why Christopher was so pissed off.

A few seconds passed, and her lips finally parted. “I’m fine, really. Alex is just a young boy, and his words are

nothing too serious for me to make a fuss about.”

Christopher continued that sidelong glance of his, and his expression remained unchanged. But he didn’t say

anything else after that. He went on to restart the car, drove Yuliana back to Maple Garden, and left

Yuliana was left puzzled.

Their relationship had just evened out a little, and now it seemed to have gone back to square one.

Her doubts resurfaced once more. She thought, “Am I even compatible with Christopher? Can we really live

together like this?”

In the afternoon, Yuliana browsed through a list of nearby houses for sale on the internet.

The houses near the primary school had a stable renting schedule. During the two or three months in summer

when the sixth-grade students graduated, there were always vacant houses to rent. Other than that period, renting

a place there would be a challenge.

After browsing for the entire afternoon, Yuliana still didn’t find a suitable place to rent.

When Christopher left, he didn’t mention where he went off to. And he’s still not back home even after night has

fallen.

Yuliana sent him a message on WhatsApp, asking if he would come back tonight.

Christopher didn’t reply to that.

Before going to bed, Yuliana opened WhatsApp again. But still, there were no replies from him. She hesitated for a

while and soon decided to call Christopher directly.

After a few rings, the call went through.

Yuliana was just about to speak when she heard the noise coming from the other side of the phone. There was loud

music. And there were the voices of men and women mingling together.

She swallowed back the words that she was about to say.

Then, a familiar woman’s voice drifted through the phone, “Who is it?”

Yuliana didn’t say anything and hung up right away.

At that moment, she felt like a total idiot.

Here she was, worried out of her mind, while Christopher was having fun outside. And, of course, he was

accompanied by a woman.

She thought that since Christopher decided to marry her, he probably did like her. She believed that he wanted to

spend the rest of his life with her.

Thoughts swirled through her mind at dizzying speeds. “Was it a one-sided affair from the start? Was it all a lie? Did

Christopher not have any feelings for me at all? if that’s the case, why did he insist on marrying me? And why does

he keep acting like that? Why does he keep doing those stupid things that I don’t know what to make of?”

Yuliana’s chest was unbearably tight. She lay back to focus on the ceiling light, taking one deep breath after

another, trying her best to take control of her emotions. And to contain the tears that threatened to spill from her

eyelids.

After calming down, Yuliana took a peek at her phone again and noticed the new Instagram notifications.

She clicked on them. The latest post was from Margaret.

She was at a bar, wearing heavy makeup and a stylish blue wig that covered her ears. Though she was looking

directly at the camera, her gaze seemed hazy and unfocused as she stuck her tongue out playfully. She wore a

sling vest, which exposed the string of words tattooed on her collarbone. A familiar brown coat completed her attire

for the night.