Chapter 20 Why Don't You Get a Divorce!
Chris and Tim both drunkenly finished their confessions and then tilted their heads back, immediately falling asleep on the ground. The classmates all stared at each other, their emotions extremely conflicted.
It turned out that they had wrongly accused Ryder all along. This accusations lasted for seven years!It's hard to imagine how strong Ryder's inner strength must have been to face countless ridicule and criticism for all these years! If it were them, they would have probably broken down long ago!
When you make a mistake, you should apologize. However, they were well aware that they no longer had the right to apologize to Ryder because they were unworthy of his forgiveness.
At this moment, the homeroom teacher, Ms. Blair, stood up and with an air of self-satisfaction, raised her thumb at Ryder. "Actually, I knew from the beginning that Ryder was wrongly accused. The reason I didn't help him clear his name was to toughen his will. Now, after seven years, Ryder has indeed become the most successful student I have ever taught!"
A thug immediately stepped forward and threw a punch, hitting her in the face. Teacher Blair covered her eye and shrunk back in her seat, not uttering another sound. The classmates felt awkward, thinking, "Can't you have some self-awareness and stop being so shameless?"
In fact, among all the people present, Charlotte's emotions were the most conflicted. Back then, Ryder risked his life and got hurt in order to save her! But when Ryder was unjustly accused, she was the first to distance herself from him.
During the dinner just now, she repeatedly expressed distrust towards Ryder. She even kept comparing him to Chris, trying to suppress him! In the end, she finally understood. It was her who wronged Ryder the most, hurt him the hardest, and let him down the most!
She was wrong! Completely wrong!! It's not that Ryder is inferior to Chris! It's that Chris never had the qualifications to be compared to Ryder from the beginning to the end!
Charlotte's gaze faltered as she looked at Ryder, nervously biting her rosy lips. "Ryder..."
Ryder ignored Charlotte's gaze and calmly spoke, "Things are almost resolved, let's go!"
He walked towards the private room with Lily. Sophia and the others followed closely behind.
The owner of The Pint House, Andrew, smiled and said, "Mr. Clark, you've had a long day without a proper meal. Let's go upstairs and have dinner. This one's on me."
"Well then, thank you, sir!"
The group left, abandoning the now trashed private room. The classmates no longer had the gall to stay there. In their hearts, they cursed Chris and Tim's entire family for generations.
At the same time, they deeply envied Lily. If Ryder had taken them away, it would have been great to mingle with Sophia and other big shots at this dinner?
As for tearful Charlotte, her teeth had already bitten through her lip, but the pain in her heart was even stronger.
All she could think of was the image of Ryder rolling up his sleeves to reveal his scar, asking her if she believed him. Helplessness, regret, grievance, and many other emotions surged within her.
Her past distrust had completely caused her to lose this former friend who had sincerely cared about her.
The turmoil at the class reunion did not affect Ryder's dinner with Sophia and the others. Even George attended. These big shots gave Ryder a lot of face and established many business partnerships.
Not only that, but they didn't neglect Lily either. They were all savvy in the business world and experts in social etiquette. Taking care of Lily would definitely earn Ryder's favor.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the dinner came to an end. Sophia offered to drive Ryder, but he politely declined. He intended to go back by himself. Sophia left a bit disappointed, reminding Ryder to remember to attend the company's inauguration ceremony as the new CEO tomorrow...
Lily asked Ryder to accompany her for a walk. In the tranquil moonlight, on the sidewalk, the tree shadows were sporadic.
"Ryder, your performance tonight was really cool. I can't help but laugh when I think about the expressions on those guys' faces when they ended up eating shit!" Lily excitedly waved her little fist.
Ryder rolled his eyes, "Can't you act more like a Lady? Otherwise, how will you ever get married?"
Lily teased, "If I can't get married, don't I still have you?"
"I'm a married man!"
"So what if you're married? If it doesn't work out, just get a divorce. Besides, I heard your wife doesn't treat you well!"
Ryder chuckled bitterly, "There are some things you don't understand!"
"After being married for three years and not being touched, there must be something fishy. Ryder, could it be that your wife has been seeing someone else? Or is it that as a man... you're not competent?" Lily exclaimed.
Ryder hurried to stop her, "Stop it! Don't spew nonsense!"
Lily smirked secretly and changed the topic, "That vice president under you looks pretty good!"
"Yeah, she's quite capable!"
"That's right, she's beautiful and she's also an older sister type. In the future, young man, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape being seduced!"
Ryder had a perplexed expression on his face!
Lily enjoyed seeing Ryder being teased and losing, and said with a laugh, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I need to go back and rest early. I'll find time someday to visit your sister at the hospital!"
"You're welcome anytime!"
Lily hailed a taxi by the roadside and left...
Ryder was about to find a shared bicycle to ride back when a BMW sedan stopped by the roadside.
The car window rolled down, and a person's head poked out, cursing at Ryder, "Clark, don't think that you're amazing just because you've risen from rags to riches. I will pay you back double this debt!"
Only then did Ryder realize that the person was actually Harper.
Her face was swollen from being slapped by Lily, and he almost didn't recognize her. Ryder smiled with a hint of mockery, "I'm willing to accompany you anytime, but you should go home and clean up that artificial face first!"
Harper honked the horn furiously and roared, "Ryder, you deserve to die!" She stepped on the accelerator and sped away.
Ryder sighed helplessly, "Truly a woman who only cries when you see the coffin..."
Ryder naturally didn't pay much attention to this little incident. He rode the shared bicycle back to the hospital...
The next morning.
Ryder put on the new clothes that Scott had sent through someone last night, specifically choosing a casual outfit to wear.
He wasn't used to wearing suits.
Also included in the package was a new watch. He didn't recognize the brand and had to search the internet to find out what it was.
It was a Rolex Daytona. The official price was 3.5 million dollars!
"No wonder they say poor people play with cars while the rich play with watches. I finally understand," Ryder couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the diamond-studded Rolex.
After all, Ryder was used to living a regular life and didn't like showing off wealth. He didn't wear the watch and simply put it in his pocket before heading to Maple Real Estate Company.
Upon arriving at the company, Sophia was already there with a group of executives to greet him. Unlike yesterday, there were no surprises..
Especially with the security captain and employees working. Two security guards knelt down and kowtowed as soon as they saw Ryder. The punishment of licking the toilet yesterday left a deep impression, so they didn't dare to offend Ryder.
Ryder didn't continue to acknowledge the two of them. He just looked around and didn't see his old classmate Tim.
"Ms. Sophia, has the HR Manager Tim not arrived?"
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