Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back (Leanne Castillo) novel Chapter 502

Friends were genuinely sorry about the unexpected calling off of Tina and Phillip's engagement. Though it was a marriage more of convenience than passion, Tina and Phillip got along well. With her charming disposition, Tina had made everyone root for Phillip's happiness.

It was like a rare bloom on an unyielding cactus that withered before it could fully blossom.

The engagement party had been the talk of the town, and then, Phillip's breakup was just as buzz-worthy.

Phillip, the CEO of VectorVista and heir to the wealthy Richardson family in Stonebridge had been left at the altar twice.

Rumors about the breakup swirled. Some said Phillip was too obsessed with work and neglected Tina, leading her into the arms of another. Others argued that no matter how rich or handsome, he couldn't keep a woman.

Phillip never responded to these speculations. Since the breakup, he hadn't discussed Tina publicly.

But in the rare moments among friends, after a few too many drinks, he'd let slip a question that didn't sound like him.

"Is thirty-three too old for her?"

His peers would tease him. "Who are you hinting at?"

Snow had fallen over Stonebridge, and just like Phillip, Curtis and Leanne were navigating through their winter of discontent toward divorce.

After Christmas, Phillip traveled to the Capital City for business. Once done, he brought gifts to the Watson family, paying his respects to the elders despite the broken engagement and keeping up appearances.

Hamilton welcomed him, cracking open a bottle of fine bourbon and sharing several glasses, and said with emotion. "How I wish I had a son like you. Tina doesn’t deserve you."

With a nonchalant shrug, Phillip replied, "I'm aware."

If Tina thought they lacked common ground, Bertha, being even younger, would be more so.

Seeing that his pressure wasn't working, Hamilton switched topics.

As Phillip left, the children were having a snowball fight in the yard. Oblivious to the broken engagement, Tina's young cousin eagerly shared, "Tina got grounded by Uncle Hamilton. She's kneeling in the family chapel as punishment!"

Phillip's visits to the Watson family had never included the chapel before.

Stepping onto the stone pathway and navigating the folding screen, he expected to find Tina in penance. Instead, she lounged on a cushion, idly folding paper airplanes.