Chapter 13

Stephanie pushed Anderson away from her and dashed across to where Ryan and Brenda were. They were on the last step of the staircase that led to the hall and had stopped to look at her.

"Have you been cheating on me all this while?" She shouted at Ryan. Her face, a mask of anger. She looked at Brenda through the corner of her eyes.

"What?" Ryan frowned, completely surprised with her accusation.

"If you haven't been cheating on me, there is no way you have gotten involved with her all of a sudden." She looked from Ryan to Brenda. "She is a famous and capable managing director in the city." 

Ryan wanted to ask her why she would think of something like that but he didn't. There was no use of wasting his energy on an argument with her.

"Your slanderous words would be taken to court, Miss Stephanie," Brenda said. She shot Stephanie a cold stare. Does she think she can say whatever she wants to Ryan and get away with it? Not anymore. Stephanie had done enough to Ryan and now that she found her disappeared stepbrother, she won't sit around and watch some woman treat him like a piece of rag.

"I totally agree with what Stephanie just said," Anderson who had now joined them said. "You must have been cheating on her behind her back." 

Anderson wondered why someone, Someone like Brenda, in her right frame of mind would want to have anything to do with Ryan. He folded her arms around his chest and looked at Ryan and Brenda, thinking of what to say to make Ryan look more like the loser he is.

"Babe, I think I know why Ryan had the nerve to divorce you. It must be because of this woman. He saw someone else he thought he could cheat," Anderson said.

Stephanie tightened her fist. She was about to walk toward Ryan and hit his brainless head, but Anderson held her. 

"Honey, don't get too angry and stoop to the level of a poor man," Anderson said. With Stephanie getting more worked up, it seems he has succeeded in killing two birds with one stone. 

"Brenda, I used to think you were a decent woman, how could you do this?" Stephanie blared, seething with rage. Brenda shouldn't have gotten involved with someone like Ryan because… well, because… Ryan wouldn't treat her well.

"Babe, isn't it clear how Brenda got to her position now?" Anderson looked at Brenda. He thought about something to say. Anything that would add to the conflict between Stephanie and Brenda and Ryan too, if he tries to butt in.

"She must have slept with the higher ups to get to the post of a general manager," Anderson said. He couldn't read the expression on Ryan's face, but the shock on Brenda's face was obvious. In his arms too was Stephanie getting more angry. Nice drama.

"Considering the cheat that Ryan is, he must have learnt about it and threatened her. Well, Brenda couldn't disagree so she agreed to do anything to cover her humiliating acts," Anderson said.

"You can't afford to get involved with pitiful beings that the two of them are, babe."

Ryan couldn't take it anymore. He was okay with anyone insulting him. Of course, he had been for the past three years. But he wouldn't allow anyone to get away with insulting Brenda.

With barely noticeable steps, Ryan walked to Anderson and grabbed him by the collar. He took off the sunglasses on Anderson's face and threw it on the ground. Stephanie scrambled away from Ryan in fear as she saw him almost lift Anderson, a 180cm tall guy off the floor with one hand.