Chapter 24

Renee laughed and looked at Cassie disdainfully. "Did you hear that? Your daughter and my son are divorced, so stop bothering my son."

Cassie's eyes wavered. She told Stanley, "I apologize on Iris' behalf."

Stanley let out a cold chuckle. "Even if you kneel and beg, it won't change anything. Your daughter said she would rather die than come back to me."

There was bitterness in his tone.

He admitted that Iris' words had wounded him.

He had his pride too.

He was too proud to humble himself to ask to get back together after what Iris had said.

Besides, he thought to himself, she was not the only woman in the world. There were many women who were more beautiful than she was.

"Get over here and apologize to Stanley at once!" Cassie yelled at Iris.

Iris felt a bitter taste in her throat. She grabbed her mother's arm. "Let's go, Mom."

"Now that you're divorced, stop showing up in front of my son, you hear me? I never approved of this mismatched marriage in the first place. I'm glad