“Think about your son. Do you want your son to grow up and find out what kind of dad he has? A father that’s reduced to nothing but his mother’s dog, forced to take humiliation and to live in the shadows?”
Jasper’s words struck Greg like a bolt of lightning.
Greg’s head shot up and he stared at Jasper while replying, “No. I can’t let that happen.”
“Then make your decision now,” Jasper said.
Greg clenched his jaw and replied firmly, “Yeah, you’re right. Even if not for myself, I have to think of my son.
“I can’t let him learn that he has such a useless dad when he grows up. I’d rather tell him his mother died than let him know what kind of woman his mom actually is.”
“So make your decision.” Jasper clasped Greg’s shoulder.
“I’ll divorce her!”
…
At the same time, Mary was frantically trying to get Baxter to stay.
“Didn’t you say that you were staying for a few more days, Mr. Daniels? Why’re you in such a rush to return to Harbor City?”
Baxter was not in the mood for anything involving the alluring woman before his eyes, and he barked out irritably, “Don’t think that I don’t know what you and your family’s intentions are. You just want me to sign the papers and give the order to you, right?
“But I don’t get to decide things like that. The company hasn’t told me anything yet, and I don’t want to stay here.”
Mary’s expression changed and she immediately replied, “You can’t do that, Mr. Daniels. My family and I are already happy and ready to sign the contract. Not to mention that we’ve already done so much prep work for the order already. This is the last step. Didn’t you say that it’d be fine?”
Baxter scoffed and replied, “It used to be fine, but at least take a look at who just arrived. There’s no way I would dare to stick around while he’s here–I’ll be screwed if he found out about this.”
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