Chapter 6

Matthew's POV

Bradley was more efficient than I expected. Julia sought me out less than three days later, when I was tidying up our marital home.

The house was supposed to be the place where I would spend the rest of my life with Julia. I had meticulously decorated it, from the bigger furniture, like the couch and the television, to the smaller household items, like the pots and pans.

I was going to die soon, but I couldn't bring any of these things with me. I didn't want Julia and Bradley to have them, so I spent the last two days packing everything and throwing them into the dumpster. I didn't even leave a single photo, erasing all traces of my existence from the house.

Julia arrived to find the house already emptied out. Confusion flickered in her eyes as she swept her gaze across the house, which looked completely different now, but it didn't take long for the mocking look I knew so well to appear on her face.

"Are you deep cleaning the house because you're making your final arrangements?" she sneered.

"You've guessed right," I replied with a smile.

Julia's expression darkened. "A troublemaker like you won't die even in a thousand years. You want a divorce, right? Let's do it."

It turned out that Bradley was very convincing; he managed to coax her into agreeing so quickly.

"But you have to transfer all your shares to me. Can you bear to part with them?" she asked.

Could I bear to part with them? Of course not. Half of our current company belonged to the Sawyers. It felt like Mom and Dad were still alive with the company still around. In fact, one of the reasons why I didn't divorce Julia earlier was because we couldn't come to an agreement on how to divide the assets.

There were plenty of times that I thought about divorcing her after she ruthlessly aborted our child. However, from her perspective, I separated her and Bradley with my shameless schemes, which was why I didn't deserve a single penny of the company's fortune.

Although the Snow and Sawyer families were working together, only the Sawyers had to bear the losses. Why was that? It wasn't my fault that she and Bradley broke up.

Why should I let her have all the benefits even after we get a divorce? Why should she get to freely enjoy a lavish lifestyle and immense wealth with her childhood sweetheart?

Besides, I believed Julia was at fault in our marriage. She was the one who was supposed to be kicked to the curb without a single penny to her name. She should also compensate me for all the benefits she got to enjoy after marrying me, such as her position as the company's CEO.

Naturally, we couldn't come to an agreement, which was why we remained stuck in our marriage. However, at that moment, I didn't want to die as Julia's husband. Just the thought made my stomach turn.

That was why I was willing to let her have my shares. I couldn't take them with me when I died anyway. I might as well donate the money that I got to an orphanage, treating it as my final good deed to the world.

"Fine. I'll sell them to you according to market price."

Julia stared at me in disbelief with wide eyes upon hearing my words. "You're actually willing to part with them?"

She seemed to recall something at that moment. She gritted her teeth and briefly muttered to herself before saying, "I can't believe that you're willing to abandon the Sawyer family's company for your freedom.

"If that's the case, I'll go home and mail the divorce agreement to you right now. You better not regret your decision. I'm the type of woman who never goes back on her word."

"I won't regret it," I said, scoffing.

Julia stormed out of the house.

I didn't understand why she was still upset even though all of her wishes were coming true. However, I also had no interest in figuring out what was going on in her mind.