Chapter 0198
Daniel chuckled and said, “You underestimated how determined a man can get when he wants something. He wanted a family, so it was only natural that he went all out to get it.”
Disappointment slowly filled my heart. It was truly pitiable because | wasn’t the wife Nicholas wanted. However, he was the man I had to fight to get close to step by step.
Daniel picked up the oxygen mask and took a few deep breaths. He closed his eyes and relaxed as though he were smoking marijuana.
In a coarse voice, he said, “That being said, you don’t need to worry about anything. I will compensate you for your troubles.
“I promise that you will never have to worry about money, even if you spend money like water for the rest of your life. That way, I will also do right by your dead parents.”
He talked about family, love, and responsibility as though they were products waiting for a price tag to be attached to them. Perhaps capitalists like him would always think that everyone was replaceable and that money could turn anything around.
At that moment, Daniel was a father lying on his deathbed. He was spending his last breath planning for his son’s future.
He was taking advantage of the situation when he demanded that I divorce Nicholas. The guy was going all out and didn’t care if I hated him.
If I were to agree to his terms, then my marriage and my future with Nicholas would be the fruit of someone else’s malicious
manipulation.
However, if I were to t
him down then a pitiable, dying did man would wither as he glan at me and blamed me internally
It felt as if I had walked into a room that hadn’t been cleaned decades at that moment. The dust in the air was so thick ta couldn’t breathe.
“You love my son?” said Daniel in disdain. “If that is true, then you should think about his situation.”
I hesitated. After that, I tilted my gaze down and replied, 1 don’t love him anymore.”
When I uttered those words, it felt as though I had truly let everything go. It was just like how a drama series written for television would unfold. The mean mother–in–law would give the company president’s girlfriend a fortune to break up with him.
The only difference between those shows and my reality was that the person chasing me away was my father–in–law. His tone wasn’t mean or anything either. That was just how reality worked.
People who grew up in rich families were always especially graceful. They had been wealthy their entire lives, so they wouldn’t panic or lose their footing under any circumstances. Hence, even though Daniel didn’t have much time left, he remained calm.
I thought it wasn’t immoral to take the money and leave. Perhaps letting Nicolas make his own choices and have the marriage he fought for was a form of kindness.
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