I stayed in Mom’s hospital room for three days.
During that time, Jaxon called countless times and sent endless messages.
[The roadshow was sessful, thepany goes public next month.]
[I fired Melody.]
[I took a month off, should we go on vacation?]
[Iris, I really know I was wrong.]
[Pleasee back…]
On the fourth day, he came to the hospital.
Much thinner, eyes bloodshot.
“Mom.” He looked at my mother. “I’m sorry I didn’t take good care of Iris all these years.”
Mom looked at him coldly.
“Only realizing that now? Toote.”
“Mom, give me another chance…”
“Don’t call me Mom.” Mom cut him off. “Jaxon, do you really love my daughter?<b>” </b>
“Yes!” He answered without hesitation.
“If you had to choose between your career and my daughter, what would you pick?<b>” </b>
He froze.
“Is that such a difficult question? Your hesitation says it all.”
“No… I want both…”
“Greedy,” Mom shook her head. “You want everything and end up with nothing.”
Just then, his phone rang.
An unknown number,
He answered, and his face changed dramatically.
“What? Melody jumped off a building?!”
Actually, Melody didn’t die, just broke her leg.
Apparently after being fired, she hacked thepany system to cause damage, got caught, faced massivepensation and criminal charges, and had a moment of despair.
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Jaxon went to handle the situation.
Lora came to see me. “That Melody really dug her own grave.”
“She was too impatient,” I said. “If she’d taken it slower, she might have actually seeded.”
“You don’t hate her?”
“I did, but not anymore. She was just a catalyst that made me see the truth about this marriage.”
“What about Jaxon?”
“He’s a good person, just not suitable as a husband.”
I shrugged. “At least not as my husband.”
Two monthster, the divorce was finalized.
When Jaxon signed the papers, his hands shook terribly.
“Iris, is there really no chance for us?”
“No.”
“What if I changed…”
“Jaxon,” I interrupted him, “this isn’t about changing. Your rational thinking, your career drive–these are part of your nature. People who change their nature can’t be happy.”
“But without you, I won’t be happy either.”
“You will be.”
“When yourpany goes public, when you achieve financial freedom, you’ll see this failed marriage as just a small episode in your life.”
He smiled bitterly. “What kind of person do you think I am?”
“Someone who values logic and career above everything else.”
I stood up. “But there’s nothing wrong with that–we’re just ipatible.”
“Iris…”
“I hope you find someone truly right for you.”
“Someone as rational as you, who also puts career first.”
Walking out of the civil affairs office, the sunlight was perfect.
I took a deep breath of fresh air and called Mom
“Mom, I’m free.”
After the divorce, I used my settlement to open a flower shop.
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Right near Mom’s hospital, so <b>I </b>could easily take care of her.
The shop did well–people came to buy flowers every day.
One day, a familiar customer walked in.