Chapter 1

My dad wanted to see George one last time before he passed away.

But George insisted on going to see his first love.

I threatened him with divorce.

George sneered. "Are you ever going to stop this drama? Since you love throwing tantrums so much, I'll teach you a lesson today."

He dragged me to the courthouse and threw the signed divorce decree in my face. "Let's see how you beg me to take you back this time!"

I calmly wiped away my tears and called his arch-rival.

"Diego, you once said that if I ever got divorced, you would marry me. Does that offer still stand?"

"Absolutely."

"Sophie, your dad is slipping away. He wants to see you and George one last time."

My phone slipped from my hand. My mom’s trembling voice kept echoing in my head.

Although I had prepared myself for this day, now that the moment was here, I felt like my world was collapsing.

I allowed myself only three minutes to cry. Three minutes later, I wiped my tears and went downstairs to find George.

I had just had another fight with George over Alice.

Every time we fought, George would disappear for days. I had to stop him.

Sure enough, when I found George, he was walking toward the door with his car keys.

"Where are you going?"

George didn't even look at me. He scoffed, "Since when do I need to report my whereabouts to you?"

My heart clenched, but I swallowed my anger. "Can you please come back with me to see my dad first?"

George frowned. He was clearly surprised by my sudden softness.

In the next second, his phone rang.

George glanced at me, then turned slightly to answer the call.

"George, the launch event is about to start. When will you get here..."

It was Alice’s voice.

George’s face softened instantly. "Soon, babe. Just wait for me a little longer..."

Anger rushed straight to my head. I grabbed a coffee cup from the side table and hurled it at him.

Crash!

George dodged. The cup hit the floor and shattered into pieces.

"What is wrong with you!" George roared at me, hanging up the phone.

My eyes burned with tears. My voice shook. "I asked you a question! Can you please come with me to see my dad one last time?!"

George froze for a second, then sneered.

"Sophie, I didn't think you’d make up such a disgusting lie just to stop me from seeing Alice."

"But I don’t have time to argue with you. Alice is waiting for me."

With that, he grabbed his coat from the sofa and turned to leave.