The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1583

The assistant looked at Laurel Quinn with a complex expression. "But he'll never know about any of this."

Laurel's voice was rational and calm. "I never intended for him to know. From the day I made my choice, I knew it would never be possible between us. But for me, whether we can be together isn't important. Lola, don't forget, we were not only husband and wife, but also partners who fought side by side. I want him to have a good life."

Lola sighed. "You're just too rational. Otherwise… you and he might still have had a chance."

But then again, if Laurel Quinn weren't so rational and clear-headed, she would never have been able to secure her position as the head of the family. She was the first and only female head in the history of the Quinn family.

"Life can't always be perfect," Laurel said.

Lola felt a sense of injustice for her. "You consider Joshua in everything you do, yet Harold still treats you with that attitude."

Laurel didn't seem to mind. "Loyalty is a good thing."

"Jake isn't as clueless as he is," Lola said.

Laurel looked at the indignant Lola and, for once, elaborated.

"The people who stay by Joshua's side have all been carefully selected," Laurel explained. "Being too sentimental isn't good, but being too pragmatic isn't good either. Harold's sentimentality is a virtue, but he's not flexible enough. He would rather let his boss die from his illness than come to me for help, and that's not a good thing. Nothing is more important than being alive. When you're dead, you truly have nothing."

Laurel was always rational and rarely confided in others. Today, she had spoken more than she had on any single occasion since becoming head of the family.

She said to Lola, "I can't trust anyone else with this. You handle it personally. I have to go study the treatment plan."

"Of course, Ms. Quinn." Lola took her leave.