2. "I'll sign off on the divorce..."
3. "Wait."
4. "You're the one holding up the divorce?"
Memuatkan…Memuatkan…
1. Anger flashes in jiyeon's normally calm blue eyes.
2. The change in her is unmistakable. It's like I've inadvertently tripped some wire and a bomb is about to detonate.
3. I take a hesitant step back.
4. "Yes."
5. "But... I don't understand..."
6. Fuck. How do I explain this without further upsetting her?
7. If I divorce her, she wins. She'll take half of everything, plus I'll be ordered to pay her spousal support.
Memuatkan…Memuatkan…
1. "It's not about the money, well, I guess it is..."
2. "Because splitting up my millions will put my investment into the third world countries project at risk."
3. "It means I'll have fallen for her game, hook, line and sinker. Mina one, kir zero."
4. "But worse than that, the funding for the school, hospital and all the projects I had planned would be stopped dead in their tracks as my money is tied up in a legal battle."
5. "I won't let my personal fuck up be the cause of so much destruction."
6. "I'm funneling every bit of money I have into this charity and I won't sacrifice a single dollar to keep mina in luxury dresses while children go hungry. Fuck no."
7. "You didn't have a pre-nup, and now your female pride is too damn stubborn to take the hit financially."
1. She's right about the pre-nup, I was a fucking fool.
2. Twenty-four years old when we tied the knot and thought I was in love.
3. But she's wrong about the rest.
4. "This has nothing to do with female pride."
5. "My goal all along has been to wait her out, and complete my project before finalizing the divorce."
6. "I won't have my money tied up in some court battle while I could be doing something actually fucking useful with it."
1. Jiyeon's judging stare and her rigid posture force me to see that maybe this isn't all going to end well.
2. After surviving mina, I need a woman who understands my drive and desire to see some good in the world.
3. I thought jiyeon would be that woman. But perhaps I was wrong.
4. I take a calming breath and struggle to clear my head.
5. "Jiyeon."
6. I murmur.
1. Her shoulders relax and she sniffs like she's crying.
2. I see that her face is red and a single tear tumbles along her porcelain cheek.
3. "Don't cry."
4. I brush the dampness away with my thumb.
5. "You're all I want."
1. "The rest, mina, the paperwork, I'll figure it out."
2. "I just need time. And I need your faith in me."
3. I don't know why that's suddenly so important, but it is.
1. She closed her eyes and didn't protest. It was a start.