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Chapter 80: Some Introspection (II)
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A week after Allison quit her job, news started to spread. Allison’s boss and co-workers were all shocked at her decision, but they couldn’t really stop her from resigning. She was stubborn when she wanted to, and no matter how much they tried to persuade her otherwise, especially in the middle of their big research breakthrough, she just wouldn’t budge.As for the public, there were mixed reactions all around, but the majority of them shared one common thing: confusion.Some started to speculate, while some decided to mind their own business.Needless to say, some rumors flew around.And they reached Edward Laurier’s ears.“What is the meaning of this?” he demanded after calling Matthew to the house, not even bothering to say a proper greeting. “What has your little wife done now?”Matthew frowned, not liking the way Edward was referring to Allison. “What has she done? She did what she had to, Father,” he said quietly.“What she had to?” Edward gritted out. “Quitting her job when she
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Matthew had known Allison for nearly ten years already. They had been through thick and thin together, and he liked to think that he knew her more than she realized.But her recent behavior was puzzling him greatly.He couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but she seemed like a… slightly different person. Not in a drastic way, but just…Like she was older than she seemed… and knew some unusual things…‘Rosenburg…’ Matthew thought to himself. ‘She’s been a little fixated on that city for a while...’Also, she mentioned something about a ‘Miracle Well’ back then, didn’t she?What an odd name. He had never heard of such a thing before. Maybe he should research some more about it...Not to mention that she even proposed to go on a vacation there about a week ago. It was one of the last things that he had expected her to say.What was the deal with that city, anyway?Also, how come she knew about his villa there? Maybe Martha mentioned it to her out of the blue?The mystery behind Allison’s
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Martha seemed to pause from the other end of the line. “Of… course not, Matt,” she said. “But if things keep being like this, I cannot allow your father to think that he can control everything as he likes.” “You mean that if he pushes it farther, you will really do it,” Matthew said quietly. There was yet another pause. “…Perhaps.” Matthew didn’t know why he had this sudden sinking feeling in his stomach. “Do you think that Father will ever change?” he asked quietly. “What?” His unexpected question seemed to have caught Martha off-guard. “Well… I’m not sure. He can be quite the stubborn man, as you know.” “I see.” Matthew was silent after that. “Matt?” Martha asked gently. “Would you like to come over tomorrow? I’ll cook you your favorites.” “I have an important meeting tomorrow at the company, and I think I would be getting off work late at night,” Matthew said automatically, having memorized his schedule beforehand. “So I don’t think I can make it tomorrow.” “Oh. All right.”
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Allison would never have guessed how similar she was to Martha. Not entirely similar, mind you, but they did share some things in common.Feeling trapped. Feeling pressured to be well-behaved and to succeed constantly. Feeling the eyes of society on them and expecting them to slip up at any time.The implication in Matthew’s words was clear to Allison. Martha was probably seriously considering divorcing Edward and living her life for herself.However, there were several things holding her back.Of course, that meant having to take into account the reputation that Edward would have after the separation. Divorce meant that something went wrong with the marriage, which would discredit what Edward and Martha had been showing the public the entire time.That they were a loving husband and wife who would do anything for each other.Even though some say that bad publicity was still publicity, Allison knew that Edward did not want any kind of negativity to shame his name. He was very particul
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When Matthew stepped into Edward’s office at his old home, he didn’t have any particular expectations in mind. Having lived with his father for more than two decades now, he had a pretty good feeling of what might happen in the end. Either Edward would tell him to get out of the house, or he would engage in yet another fruitless argument with Matthew and establish his dominance.None of which helped matters in what Matthew was trying to do in the first place.‘Have you ever really cared about us, Father?’ he thought to himself as he approached Edward’s desk, the latter hunched over as he inspected some documents, acting like he just didn’t tell his son to come in just now.‘Or maybe you did, once upon a time, but how about now?’“What do you want?” Edward asked, still not looking up at Matthew as he spoke. He seemed to regard his documents of way more importance than his own son.Though this didn’t surprise Matthew in the least. Typical Edward Laurier, the one who preferred business o
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Two weeks later, things calmed down a bit after the incident with Matthew’s mother. For some reason, Martha called him the day after his visit to Edward’s home office and told him that he could take his time with the painting and that there was no rush.“You’re going on a week-long vacation with Allison, aren’t you?” Martha told him over the phone. “You should go ahead and enjoy your time. I think the two of you need a break from here.”“…Okay.” Matthew hesitated for a moment. “Mom?”“Yes?”“Take care of your health.”The phone call turned a little awkward at the end, but he felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.The reason his mother rarely blew up or got very angry was because she had a weak immune system. She had nervous habits that intensified whenever she was angry, such as drinking too much alcohol, not sleeping for several nights, and even refusing to eat.She was easily overwhelmed by her emotions, but she often tried to appear strong and calm on the outside. Sh
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