Chapter 1711

Thaddeus just wanted to smoke a cigar to ease his discomfort, but when the cigar was taken away, his awkwardness only intensified.

“Bertha,” he began, “I understand everything you said. I may have been thoughtless, which was unfair to Lea. But for Lea’s sake, you can’t just say you want a divorce. Lea is still young.”

Seated next to her mother and nibbling on a slice of pizza, Lea began to interject. “Don’t use me as an excuse. I don’t care. If you two get divorced, I’ll stay with Mom. To me, that’s still a complete family.”

“You…” Thaddeus began.

Bertha gave Thaddeus a cold look. “Did you hear that? To your child, it doesn’t matter whether you’re around.”

he said, “How could I be so biased as to leave nothing for you and Lea? I didn’t want to

bit confused. “What do

at her father, curious about what excuse he’d

to Sophia, but years ago, I began investing in numerous properties under your and Lea’s names. Those properties are no less valuable than the ones

is sensitive and easily jealous. If she found out I was dividing my assets equally, she’d only resent you more, believing you were taking what was wholly

in our home, so I hid your and Lea’s share. This

reveal everything on your face and I feared you’d give us

sometimes because she grew up without a mother. Giving her more emotional support

Lea just as much as I love Sophia. How could

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