Ryan Linton paused, a bitter feeling rising in his heart as he recalled how happy she had looked just a moment ago.
'Annabelle probably really doesn't love him anymore. Her smile was so relaxed, so joyful.'
'But he knew how much she had once loved Leona Grant. Now, she couldn't wait to leave him. He couldn't even begin to imagine what she must have gone through.'
Ryan Linton's Adam's apple bobbed. He gently hugged Annabelle Linton, his voice low and heavy. "It's for the best that you're divorced. You still have me."
Annabelle Linton hugged him, her crying growing more intense. "Ryan, I'm sorry. I'll take good care of you from now on. I won't let you be mistreated ever again."
Ryan Linton just smiled and said nothing.
'To him, his sister's happiness was more important than anything else.'
Ryan Linton comforted Annabelle Linton for a while before going downstairs to cook a meal to celebrate her divorce.
After they finished their meal, he hurried back to school.
