After Divorce

Chapter 194: Contest 

They started a conversation, talking about work–related matters. Originally, they had planned to chat with Silvia, but seeing her and Miles engrossed in business discussions, Kate and Miranda quietly walked away. These two were really crazy, clearly out here to relax in the snow, yet still thinking about work. When the two of them got together, nobody knew who was right or wrong. 

“Do you think they’re showing great teamwork? We’re all out here to have fun in the snow and relax, but they’re still discussing business matters. And look at them, they’re clearly vying for dominance. Neither of them can convince the other.” 

Miranda glanced back and saw Silvia and Miles in that situation. There was nothing much to say. 

The original purpose of coming out together was to relax, of course, and to respond to Miles‘ suggestion. But seeing them discussing business matters together, it was a bit unexpected for them. 

“Isn’t it great? Putting all your focus on business, I think it’s great. If things aren’t going well in your personal life, at least let your career flourish. I don’t know why you’re so anxious to push them to do something. Silvia has her own thoughts. I don’t think there’s any need to rush.” 

Kate shrugged. She didn’t care much about relationships and hadn’t even thought about getting married in the future. So when Silvia put her mind into her business, she agreed with it. Even now, she didn’t really want Silvia to immediately get involved in another relationship. It was better to focus on work for now, and as for other things, they could be considered later. 

Miranda thought about it and realized it made sense. But they thought Miles was a nice person and worth getting to know, so they wanted Silvia to interact with him more. Whether there was any other meaning behind it depended on the two of them. 

“What are you doing here?” 

As they chatted slowly, they finally reached the mountaintop. There were quite a few people out here for mountain climbing, most of them here for picnics and barbecues. They were prepared for it as well. As soon as they reached the top, someone came to greet them. But they didn’t expect to encounter a group of people they didn’t want to see here. 

Cyril and his good friends were also here. 

Jonathan even had two skewers of barbecue in his hand. 

Seeing Cyril, Duncan’s competitive spirit was ignited. He went straight to Cyril’s front and looked at him impatiently from head to toe. He couldn’t understand why just because of this face, he was compared unfavorably. It was so infuriating. 

Cyril had seen this group of people before, not as Silvia’s husband, but he had met them with this group in the mall before. But Kate was someone he had met before, and his relationship with Silvia was quite good. They had even argued because Kate’s appearance was too neutral. 

Cyril glanced around and locked eyes with Silvia, who was discussing business matters with Miles at the back of the crowd. He had to admit, when she was seriously working, both men and women looked exceptionally handsome and charming. So at this moment, Silvia was exceptionally charming in Cyril’s eyes. He remembered the days gone by and felt he should have observed her more carefully. 

“What are you thinking?” 

Miles also noticed Cyril’s gaze on Silvia, and it seemed a bit unusual, so he asked. 

“Nothing, just didn’t expect such a thing to happen. It’s quite unlucky.” 

They were quite happy on the way here, but encountering Cyril here made their mood sour instantly. 

In fact, both sides were unhappy about suddenly bumping into each other. Whether it was Cyril or Silvia, they couldn’t muster a smile. 

Jonathan saw the close relationship between Silvia and Miles and glanced at the man beside him. Cyril’s expression was unusually dark. 

“I really don’t know what you’re thinking. Some women always want something else, without considering whether they deserve it.” 

Jonathan’s words hit Cyril right where it hurt. He couldn’t say anything back, and he had to admit that he was indeed going through a divorce recently. 

He was indeed entangled with the women outside, but only the few of them knew about it. 

Now that it was known by this group of people with Silvia, it was torture. 

“We should have investigated thoroughly before going out today. If we knew you would be here, we definitely wouldn’t have chosen to come here. In my opinion, we should all go to an amusement park or something.” 

They completely disregarded the reactions of the others and expressed their disdain unreservedly. They didn’t know how to put it. 

Jonathan was quite angry, but didn’t know what to say. Unfortunately, whenever they spoke, they could accurately hit his sore spots. 

Cyril didn’t pay attention to what they were saying. He just stared at Silvia, as if trying to see through her. 

“What are you looking at?” 

Silvia looked calmly at Cyril. She didn’t think there was anything wrong with what their friends were saying, and what they said was quite correct. 

“So, are you already with Miles now? We’ve only just separated, and you’ve already chosen the next one. Will you not be with him for long before moving on to someone else again? 

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Silvia wasn’t that kind of person, and her previous love was very passionate, which everyone knew. But just because this love wouldn’t fall on him again, Cyril couldn’t accept it. 

So he resorted to such words to insult Silvia, trying to make her angry. But he underestimated Silvia. When she heard these words, she showed no expression on her face, a bit puzzled, as if she didn’t quite understand why Cyril would say such things,