Chapter 6

“Gideon was such a promising young man, but he made a poor choice marrying that woman, wasting half his life.”

“Yeah, I heard she was a club girl. Whenever she lost money, she’d resort to shady dealings. The last time Gideon went to find her, her sugar daddy chased him away!”

Lachlan couldn’t help but frown at that.

Though he didn’t think highly of Gideon, he still felt for him as a fellow man.

“I want to find him a lawyer to help him get a divorce. What do you think?”

I nodded, sighing inwardly.

Having chosen a different path in life only to end up like this, Gideon’s regret must be overwhelming.

the divorce case

k you. I was wrong before. I should have kept my distance from Adeline.”

n’t ask Adeline to come back to me again.”

losed his eyes and finally spoke the words.

now she’s in love with you now.”

as a bit taken aback, not expecting him to come to this realization after everything.

s good that you can let go of the past.”

deon forced a smile, the bruises on his face not yet faded, making his smile particularly bitter.

People are like that. They don’t appreciate what they have until it’s gone. I kept chasing what I couldn’t have. First, it was Fiona, now it’s you.”

Now I understand. As long as one of us finds happiness, that’s enough.”

After saying that, he turned and left.

Lachlan glanced at me and spoke calmly.

“Aren’t you going to see him off?”

I hugged him, chuckling softly.

“I just know I need to cherish the one in front of me.”

THE END