Marcus returned to the 25th floor, Zavier stubbed out his cigarette and looked up at him, "Huh, you have to tell your wife something shameful, and you have to hide it from me."
Marcus asked, "What do you think?"
Zavier asked, "How's Skyler Blue doing now?"
Marcus replied, "You go back to the Capital, she's no longer in Riverton."
Zavier jumped up, his voice trembling, "What do you say?"
Marcus calmly said, "Forcing her to stay could kill her. Letting her go, she could live. Her life and death are in your mind, you choose your self."
His words struck a chord with Zavier, who understood the consequences of keeping Skyler Blue.
Suddenly, he felt like all his strength was drained. Zavier heavily sat on the couch, then slowly stood up and said, "I'm leaving."
Through all these years, it was the first time Marcus had seen Zavier looking so lost. He comforted, "Don't worry, I'll arrange for for someone to keep her safe."
Zavier didn't say anything; he stumbled out of Marcus' house.
After Zavier left, Marcus' private phone chimed, a message from Cornelia: "Jeremy Artis, are you in Riverton? If so, let's meet tomorrow and talk about us."
Without asking, Marcus knew that Cornelia wanted to talk about divorce. How could he possibly agree? Marcus replied, "I'm not in Riverton lately, tell me what's up on WhatsApp."
Cornelia replied, "It's hard to explain over WhatsApp, let's talk when you return to Riverton."
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