“Is the cake for your child?”
Jacob took a sip of water and casually pointed at the cake on the table.
“Yeah, today is my daughter’s 8th birthday.”
“8 years old, a little first grader,” Jacob said.
“Yeah, she’ll be in second grade in September.”
Vienna’s eyes softened as she spoke about her daughter.
Jacob took another sip of water. He initially intended to leave directly, but thinking of the face of the man surnamed Zapper at the civil affairs bureau, he couldn’t help but ask, “Seeing the wedding photo on the wall, your husband looks a bit familiar. Is his surname Zapper?”
“Yes, do you know him?”
Vienna was surprised, not expecting this delivery guy to know her husband.
“Not really; I ran into him in the stairwell while delivering to Nation Light Advertising.”
“Uh, a client is calling; excuse me.”
Jacob deliberately left his sentence unfinished, then pretended to take a call, walking directly toward the elevator.
“Big Brother, can you please clarify what you mean?”
“What do you mean by meeting him?”
Vienna couldn’t help but ask, but just then, the elevator arrived, and she watched the other person step inside.
Vienna instinctively clenched her fists. She was actually quite worried about her husband because he had cheated before.
But Rick had knelt before her, pleading desperately and repeatedly assuring her that he would not make the same mistake again.
Considering the importance of a complete family, Vienna forgave him.
However, Jacob’s words just now made her doubt Rick once again.
In fact, she had recently felt that something was off with Rick. Not only was he often working late and socializing, but he also hardly touched her when he returned home.
She had once read a saying online: If someone comes home and doesn’t eat, it means they must have eaten outside.
At the entrance of the Smartday Holding.
Jacob hopped onto his electric bike and continued to take orders.
He deliberately planted a seed of doubt in Vienna’s mind, and now he just needed to wait for that seed to slowly sprout and grow.
Jacob spent the entire afternoon running deliveries, and it wasn’t until four-thirty that he temporarily finished work and headed to the Goodwill Kindergarten.
He arrived a bit late, and by now, two to three dozen parents had gathered at the kindergarten entrance to pick up their children.
“Jacob Deby is here! How many orders did you deliver today?”
As soon as Jacob parked his electric bike, an elderly lady approached him.
“Not even thirty orders.”
He had been delayed today; usually, he could deliver at least forty orders by this time. After months of hard work, he had become an experienced delivery guy.
“Jacob Deby, do you want to find a new mom for Macy?”
The elderly lady asked again. About half a month ago, during a casual chat, she learned about Jacob’s divorce, and it seemed like she was trying to introduce him to a potential match.
“Not planning on it for now!”
“Thank you, Aunt Megan.”
Jacob politely declined. After his experience with Karen, he really didn’t want to get married again. Besides, even if he wanted to, his current situation didn’t allow for it.
He had no house, no car, and over two hundred thousand in debt, not to mention he was a divorced man with a child.
With such conditions, he would definitely be at the bottom of the matchmaking hierarchy.
“That’s true; after all, you just got divorced. You need to take it slow.”
“Let me know when you want to find someone, and I’ll help.”
This elderly lady was named Megan Zee, and she was there to pick up her grandson from school.
Jacob’s precious daughter, Macy, was in the same class as Megan Zee’s grandson, which is how they got to know each other.
While they were talking, there was a commotion at the kindergarten entrance as the teacher led the children out.
Jacob quickly moved closer and soon spotted his precious daughter among the group of kids.
The little girl was fair and clean, like a porcelain doll.
“Daddy!”
Seeing her father, Macy excitedly waved her little hand.
“Macy, go find Daddy.”
The female teacher who brought the children out nodded at Macy.
“Goodbye, Teacher Kyra.”
Macy waved to her teacher and then ran towards her father.
Jacob picked up his daughter and lovingly kissed her chubby little face.
……
Bankruptcy, divorce, betrayal by his wife!
Recently, various blows had come one after another, and Jacob had been feeling very depressed. The only thing that kept him going was his precious daughter.
Whenever he felt like he couldn’t hold on any longer, thinking of Macy would revive his spirit.
“What did you have for dinner at kindergarten?”
Holding his daughter, Jacob asked as they walked.
“Sweet potatoes, chicken wings, tofu, and carrots.”
