Emily stood outside the house, motionless for a long time. She was worried about her phone, but more importantly, she didn’t know how to face her parents.
Because of Ryan’s report to the police, officers came to find out what was happening with Emily’s parents, and that’s how her divorce from Ryan was suddenly exposed. Her parents were shocked, refusing to believe that their daughter and son-in-law had divorced until they heard it directly from Emily.
Mr. Carter was so angry that he nearly fainted, pointing at his daughter but unable to speak for a long time. Mrs. Carter was equally upset, crying as she tried to console her husband while scolding her daughter, “Emily, what on earth were you thinking? How could you do something so foolish?”
Emily had no explanation, so she sat there with
