Chapter 353 They Divorced

Chapter 353 They Divorced

Lydia also picked up her bowl and started eating.

They were supposed to be a close-knit family, but at this moment, aside from Kevin and his wife, the other two felt more like strangers at the table.

One was adopted, the other was their biological daughter.

To lighten the mood, Kevin would ask questions from time to time.

But he mostly asked about work, and mainly directed his questions at Matilda—clearly playing favorites.

As for Lydia, he barely asked her anything, and Jasmine was no different.

Lydia felt heartbroken, holding back tears as she ate.

She had done terrible things and nearly caused her parents lifelong regret.

Especially since she had later tried to harm Matilda—no parents could forgive that.

So she didn't dare speak up.

The meal was very awkward.

After dinner, Matilda volunteered to help in the kitchen, giving Lydia a chance to speak with Kevin privately.

Matilda had already given her the chance—how Lydia used it was up to her.

In the kitchen, Jasmine looked at Matilda, her heart aching more with each glance.

That adopted daughter out there had schemed and manipulated, even trying to harm others, just to stay with them. But this silly biological daughter of theirs was generous enough to bring her back.

No wonder good things always found their way to her.

Jasmine couldn't help asking the same questions Kevin had already raised at the dinner table, "Matty, is work going well lately?"

"Pretty well."

"And Wentworth is doing okay too?"

"He's good. He says work is going smoothly."

"You guys moved to a new place, right?"

"Yes, but Wentworth's been so busy that we haven't had time to invite friends and family over yet."

"When you need help, make sure you tell me. I can find you some reliable people to help out, and I'm happy to help you host too."

"Sure, we'll let you know when the time comes."

In her mind, Matilda was planning to include the Savoy parents with the ladies' group, mainly because everyone knew each other and they'd never run out of things to talk about.

...

Out in the living room, Lydia suddenly dropped to her knees in front of Kevin.

"What are you doing?" Kevin asked.

Lydia burst into tears. "Dad, I was wrong!"

"You were wrong? Wrong about what?"

"I was wrong not to tell you the truth when I first found out, which caused your daughter to suffer so much out there. I was wrong when I learned Matilda was your daughter and still said nothing—instead trying to drive her out of Cloud Town. I kept blocking you from reuniting with her, letting her believe all this time that you didn't care about her..."

Kevin asked, "But why did you do all this?"

"I have no excuse. I know now that I was wrong. Dad, things have been terrible lately. Maybe this is God's punishment for me. My company has no business anymore, and my current husband, he... he hits me."

Lydia showed him the bruises on her body.

Seeing them, Kevin just shook his head. "I thought you'd stay with Edison, but you went and found yourself this guy instead. Didn't you bring this on yourself?"

"Yes, I brought it on myself. He hit me again two days ago. I've already called the police, but he won't agree to a divorce."

"Then file for divorce."

"But that takes too long. I'm worried he'll keep hitting me in the meantime."

Kevin sighed.

"Dad, no, Mr. Savoy, for the sake of the father-daughter relationship we once had, please help me get out of this mess. For the rest of my life, I'll keep my distance and stay out of your lives for good!"

Kevin sighed again. "I'm not asking to disappear from our lives. What I've always wanted is an honest and kind daughter. If you can't be that, then stay away.

I'll have a word with your husband and make sure he doesn't bother you anymore. Get up."

Lydia cried and thanked him.

At the kitchen door, Matilda and Jasmine had witnessed everything.

Jasmine also sighed.

...

Kevin had Mr. Cage step in to talk to the detention center and negotiate with Ronald.

Mr. Cage was experienced in these matters. After investigating Ronald's situation in advance, he leveraged Ronald's weak points to negotiate.

Although Ronald liked Lydia, there were some things more important than her—like his company, his career.

If he didn't agree, then whenever he made mistakes in the future, he would have to face the consequences.

Mr. Cage didn't spell it out, but Ronald understood, and it made him break out in a cold sweat.

After all, he had always thought Lydia had no one to rely on now, no one in her corner. But she and Kevin had been father and daughter once, and the Savoy family wouldn't stand by and watch her suffer.

Ronald reluctantly signed the divorce papers.

When Ronald got out of detention, he was told that all his things had been packed up by Lydia and sent back to his house.

Along with his mother.

His mother had witnessed her son beating Lydia that day. Seeing her daughter-in-law injured like that, she couldn't bring herself to ask Lydia not to go through with the divorce.

When her husband used to hit her, she hadn't had the courage to fight back, and that was why her son had turned out this way. She felt deep regret.

Mrs. Graves came to pick up Ronald.

Ronald looked around but didn't see Lydia.

Mrs. Graves handed him the divorce papers that Mr. Cage had finalized, saying, "Ron, stop waiting. Lydia won't come. She's already left for another city."

"Do you know where she went?"

Ronald hoped he could pester her relentlessly like before—maybe Lydia would forgive him again?

Mrs. Graves wiped away tears. "I don't know, and I don't want to know."

Ronald opened his phone and found that Lydia had deleted his contact information. She had even changed her phone number. He would probably never find her again.

...

Lydia went to Phoenix City.

She had wanted to visit her biological mother, Brianna, but Brianna was still in prison for the baby-switching incident.

Visiting required paperwork, which she didn't have.

She went to the old neighborhood where Matilda used to live and found an elderly neighbor who still lived there.

For the first time, Lydia asked someone about her birth mother's past.

The old neighbor didn't know much about Brianna, only saying, "If you asked about Matty, we'd know more. That child had it rough—she always lived alone."

As Lydia was turning to leave, she ran into a young couple. The man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and they were holding a one-year-old child.

"Ethan, when we move to the new place next month, who should we invite?"

"Just some colleagues from the hospital, I guess. What about you? Who do you want to invite?"

"Me? Just a few old partners from the shops next door. I don't know many people in Phoenix City. Matty and others never come back, and even when they do, they're always in such a rush. It's hard to even see them."

"Well, they have their own things to deal with."