Chapter 4

"Divorce Agreement? You want a divorce from me?"

David narrowed his eyes and looked at me coldly.

"Victoria, there's a limit to how jealous you can be."

I responded indifferently, "I'm serious."

David's face darkened as he slammed the divorce papers onto the table. "I won't sign."

I spoke calmly, "If you don't sign, I can still leave. It's just a matter of time."

Unable to argue with me, David gritted his teeth in frustration. He snorted and stormed off, deliberately stomping his feet as he left.

I knew what he was trying to do. He wanted me to chase after him.

In the past, whenever he got angry, I would rush to apologize.

But now? Who cared about him? I had more important things to do, like sleeping.

The sound of footsteps outside gradually faded, and I quickly drifted into a deep sleep.

The next morning, I woke up naturally. As expected, David hadn't come home the night before. He must have been really upset yesterday.

After breakfast, I took a taxi to the office and submitted my resignation letter to HR.

Once that was done, I took out my phone and sent a message to our business partner.

When we signed the deal, their only request was for me to be the point of contact.

Now that I was leaving, I needed to inform them.

After taking care of that, I turned to leave.

Just as I stepped outside, I ran into David and Ella. So, he really did go to Ella last night.

They were standing close to each other, chatting and laughing.

"David, I'm really sorry about Hannah yesterday. She's always been a handful, and with her parents both gone, I only asked you to act as her father to make her happy. Victoria wouldn't mind, would she?"

David scoffed. "What's there for her to mind? She's a mother herself now. She should learn to be more understanding."

I found it amusing.

He wanted me to be understanding? Then why didn't he apply the same to our own daughter when he cared about other people's kids?

When they saw me, both Ella and David fell silent. The air between us froze instantly.

Soon, some colleagues broke the awkwardness with teasing.

They crowded around me, complimenting Ella and David.

"Wow, Ella, you and Mr. Blackwell kept it a secret so well, you even have a daughter now!"

"So when are you two having a second child? You'd make a perfect pair of a son and a daughter!"

Ella chuckled softly, casting a shy glance at David.

David didn't object, letting them tease without saying a word.

But when my daughter and I came to the company to find him before, and she called him "Daddy," he angrily slapped her ten times and told her to avoid causing trouble.

Later, rumors spread about me and David, and he even fired the gossiping employees on the spot.

Yet now, with everyone teasing him, he didn't say a word, showing no care for appearances.

What a hypocrite!

As I thought about this, Ella had already swayed her hips over to me.

"Victoria, why are you only just getting to the office now? It's already eleven. You've been with the company so long, you should set an example."

David immediately grew cold. "Victoria, what's with your attitude?

"If you don't want to work, just give your position to Ella. In terms of ability, she's far above you."

I almost laughed out loud.

David knew full well that the company depended on me for everything. Ella couldn't even print a document, yet he said she was more capable than me.

I knew exactly what he was trying to do, humiliate me and pressure me into giving in.

But I was in a rush to catch a flight and didn't have time for their workplace games.

"It's not that complicated. I've already resigned, and I can give up the position right now."

Ella pretended to try to convince me to stay.

"Victoria, this isn't the time to act on impulse. Your age is showing. After you quit, where are you going to find such a good job? You might even struggle to get a job as a janitor.

"Besides, the company's new product is about to launch. Leaving now would be such a loss."

Her words only made David angrier. He snapped coldly, "Ella, don't try to convince her! Let her go. The company will be fine without her!

"Just one thing, Victoria. Once the new product launches, the company is going to soar. Don't come crying to me when you regret this."

It was hard to say who would end up regretting it.

They had no idea that I was the only one in the company who held the core technology. Without me, they couldn't even get the samples ready.

If he wanted to list it, maybe in his next life.

I sneered. "You probably won't even make it that far."

David furrowed his brows in confusion. "What do you mean?"

At that moment, his phone rang. It was a call from our partner.

David immediately smiled, his eyes full of smugness.

"The partner must be calling to discuss the new product launch. Now, you'll regret it, but it's too late."

To provoke me, he even put the call on speaker.

But in the next second, the partner's words burst his bubble.

"Why haven't the latest samples been delivered yet? If you don't send them over today, your company will be facing a three-hundred-million-dollar penalty for breach of contract!"