Janet had a fierce, almost aggressive air about her as she spoke.

It surprised Brandon enough that he unconsciously squared his shoulders.

Johanna didn’t expect her daughter to straight-up ask for a divorce. But it wasn’t an entirely bad idea, seeing as how indifferent Brandon was to her. At his current state, the man didn’t deserve Janet at all.

“This time, it’s all your fault,” Johanna commented. “You’ve been ignoring your wife all this time. She has a perfectly healthy husband, but she is forced to live the life of a widow. Let me make things clear for you, Brandon. If you and my daughter get a divorce, the Larson Group will be regarded as an enemy of the White family. The decision is yours. I suggest you think about it very carefully.”

“Janet,” Beal interjected in a quiet but serious tone, “if you really want a divorce, I’ll call our family lawyer over. He can be here by tomorrow.”

Brandon lowered his eyes. With Beal’s words, he could tell that the couple were willing to support Janet’s pursuit of a divorce. It was no mere threat.

might incur, he also had to answer to the tens of thousands of employees under the Larson Group. He might be able to shoulder most of the burden, but he couldn’t take the risk of endangering the livelihood

Brandon asked, his

a folder and tossed it on the table in front of him. “This contract stipulates all the marital obligations you need to carry out as a

expression as she leaned back on the sofa

looked so distraught these past few days as she pined for her absent husband. Johanna had suspected that Janet might

her own during this confrontation. The White family had more properties than they could care for. If Janet somehow ended up divorcing Brandon, she could just take over the family business. She was smart and talented, and could definitely live a

more convinced she was that a divorce would be the best course of

up the documents

accompany Janet to whatever event she was hosting or attending. He would also have to come home and tend to her whenever she was sick or injured. There were many more similar instances cited on

assuming that you already know what to do. The terms I’ve laid down are nothing more than the barest duties a husband must attend to. If you can’t even accomplish these, then there is no need to continue this marriage.” Janet spoke slowly. Her voice rang out clearly in the room, and her calm

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