Chapter 33

If only destroying everything on his desk could alleviate some of the heaviness in Leonel's heart, he would have done it earlier. It's not about being able to replace them with new devices, but if the lingering feeling in his heart remains the same, what's the point? Even his plea to Chloe went completely unheard. Never in the five years they've been together had Leonel begged, but this time, he pleaded in front of his mother and wife, who requested a divorce. "Divorce is not a trivial matter, Chloe. Have you thought about this?" Agatha asked, her face looking shocked. She never expected Chloe to insist so strongly on divorcing her son.

"Yes, Ma. I've thought about this thousands of times. The tightness in my heart hasn't diminished much, Ma," Chloe replied.

Leonel fell silent, carefully choosing his words to speak to Chloe. "Isn't there any room for me to fix things?" Everything Leonel had constructed, including his intimidating and pressuring tone, vanished and was rep