When Timothy saw Vince calling again, his eyes darkened; he tossed his phone aside in annoyance.

After a while, he reached for the phone and finally answered.

"Timothy, I got in touch with Jessica," Vince began.

Timothy's voice was cold and low. "Is she going to the party?"

"She refused."

"So you want me to help convince her?"

"No, no, it's not that," Vince hastily clarified. "She texted me, said you two are getting divorced."

Timothy's knuckles whitened as he gripped the phone tighter.

"She's that close to you?" he asked.

We only met once,"

enough to spill news about their divorce. Clearly,

steady but icy, "why are you

this," Vince took a second, weighing his words. "My granddad really wants to meet her. But she said since you two are getting divorced, she doesn't want to show up at the party with you. So... how about

little apologetic. After all, what he

glacial. "Vince,

not easy to find an artist who does the kind of paper cutting he loves. I'm just asking you to give

toss me aside just as easily. And you

talk to him this

Vince get away with whatever he pleased. That

man knows how to be patient and considerate. That's how you keep your

like he could

off. Is it because I didn't snap at

up, both scowling at each other across the table? How about this —after the party, I'll tell her you made such a big sacrifice by not coming. Maybe she'll be touched and change her mind about

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