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.

Notwithstanding the losses he might incur, he also had

me to do?” Brandon asked, his voice sounding deeper than

marital obligations you need to carry out as a husband. This is the least you can do

expression as she leaned back on

to herself in relief. Her daughter had looked so distraught these past few days as she pined for her

than they could care for. If Janet somehow ended up

more Johanna thought about it, the more convinced she was that a divorce would be the best course of

wordlessly picked up the documents and leafed

he needed to spend the night at home for at least five days a week, and had to stay at least one day for the weekend. On holidays, he had to make time to 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.

the barest duties a husband must attend to. If you can’t even accomplish these, then

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