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8 Kabanata

Chapter 1

Seeing that I remained silent, my wife, Joy Zimmer’s expression instantly darkened.“Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I’m wrong?“Your mother’s condition is not and will not get any better. Sending her abroad for surgery is just like throwing cash into a fire!”As she spoke, she threw the gift card forcefully at my face.“Today is the year-end banquet. I don’t want to argue with you on such an important day. Take the card and behave. Otherwise, you won’t even get this $30 gift card.”Dale Moore, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped in to calm her.“Joy, don’t be upset. How about I just give the $28,000 back to Charles?“I was only just assisting on those projects. Charles was the one who contributed the most. I really don’t feel right taking this money.”Joy immediately cut him off and said firmly, “No way! I promised to give it to you. I’m not going back on my word now.”She turned and glared at me.“Dale has worked under me for years without a single co

Chapter 2

Her sharp words stabbed right into my chest.But when I thought about my dying mother, I knew I had no choice.I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.“I’ll drink.”I drank glass after glass of strong liquor. My stomach churned violently, and my mind grew hazy.I lost count of how much I drank. I only remember Joy finally throwing a stack of banknotes in my face and sneering with contempt. “For a little money, you’ve completely sold your dignity.”I was too desperate to care about my wretched state. I gathered the scattered cash and staggered out of the private room.I found the nearest ATM and deposited the money with trembling hands.When the transfer confirmation sounded, my remaining strength finally left me.Leaning against the cold wall, I vomited violently. My head spun, and I could barely stay upright.Just then, my phone vibrated.I opened it to see a reply from my lawyer.[Mr. Bennett, the patent release has been filed. It should go live in three days.[Once tha

Chapter 3

“Yes! Of course I am,” Lucian said immediately.Half an hour later, we met in a private room at a cafe.Lucian looked at me. He spoke with a wistful, yet hopeful tone.“Charles, I’ll be blunt. I’ve offered you the chance to join me countless times before, but you always turned me down for Joy.“Honestly, it’s a shame! With your talent, staying at a small company like Zimmer Group is such a waste.“Have you finally thought about my offer?”I smiled wearily and nodded in response.A glimmer of understanding flashed in Lucian’s eyes. He did not press further.He slid a prepared contract across the table to me.“The Chief Technology Officer position at InnoVigor Corporation has always been yours for the taking. The salary is exactly as I promised you, at the highest tier.”Without hesitation, I picked up the pen and signed it.Lucian had founded InnoVigor Corporation. It was a true industry giant.The technical capabilities and market share for that company far exceeded those o

Chapter 4

One of the bodyguards stepped forward and reached out to pull my mother’s oxygen tube.I felt enraged. I lunged forward but was pinned down firmly by the other guards.Joy watched me with calm composure.“You want to leave? Fine! But before you go, hand over the new product’s core parameters.”“That’s my own independent research. Why should I give it to you?” I said through gritted teeth.In the face of a threat to my mother’s life, all my resistance crumbled.I had no choice but to give them the password to the folder containing the parameters.After she got what she wanted, Joy looked satisfied and gestured for the bodyguards to retreat. But she did not seem to want to leave yet.I glared at her, trying to suppress my fury.“You got what you wanted! What more do you want?”Just then, the hospital room door pushed open.Dale emerged with an undisguised smugness on his face.Joy linked her arm with his and said sharply, “Because of your petty public scene over that bonus, D

Chapter 5

Joy’s smile instantly froze, and her face turned deathly pale.With trembling hands, she snatched the documents, opened them, and skimmed through them.When she saw my signature on the public authorization, she looked up in disbelief and glared at me murderously.“Charles, you made these patents public?! This is the company’s lifeline!”I smiled and said, “These patents are in my name. I can release them if I want to. Do you have a problem with that?”Joy grew agitated.“You know exactly how much effort and resources the company poured into this technology. What you’re doing helps no one and hurts everyone! Have you gone mad?“What on earth did I do to you to make you turn on me like this?”I laughed when I saw how frenzied Joy was.“What I did is nothing compared to you trying to pay me off with a lousy $30 gift card.“Joy, you brought this on yourself.”Joy froze, and her face turned a ghostly shade of gray. She grabbed my arm in a tight grip. Her tone shifted from furio

Chapter 6

I watched her stunned expression and said as I emphasized each word, “Whether you sign or not, this divorce is happening. And for the record, if you try to fight it, you’ll most certainly lose.”Joy was thunderstruck. She recalled the folder I had thrown on her desk that day.I had severed everything between us completely from that moment on.Her lips trembled as she tried to form words, but under the glare of the camera flashes, she lost her composure.I turned away from her and looked at Lucian instead.“Mr. Bright, my core patents are public now, but I have a few undisclosed technologies in reserve.“I’d like to license them to InnoVigor Corporation, under a joint holding arrangement.”When he heard my offer, Lucian shook his head with a faint smile.“Charles, this is your life’s work. I can’t accept that.“We’ll pay the highest licensing fee possible, and for any future development, you’ll take the lion’s share of the profit.”He sounded sincere, which was a world apart f

Chapter 7

I watched her grovel before me with cold and complete indifference.I pulled my leg back without the slightest hesitation.“Joy, you made your own choices. You have to live with the consequences.”After that, I picked up my suitcase and stepped around her weeping form.I then walked toward the door resolutely.Her heart-wrenching sobs echoed in the empty room behind me.This time, I would not look back.…The final rejection of her appeal became the last straw that broke Joy.All her so-called friends and business partners, who once surrounded her, dropped her the moment she fell from power. They avoided her as if she were a plague.As for Dale, whom she had once favored so deeply, he did not even try to help her. Instead, he secretly emptied the last remaining funds from her accounts and vanished without a trace.Before leaving, Dale sent Joy a mocking text.[Joy, thanks for being so good to me all these years. But the party’s over, and I’m not going down with the ship

Chapter 8

Joy shook her head frantically. She was on the verge of hysteria.I did not argue with her and closed the door firmly in her face.She wept for a long time outside my door before it finally faded into the rain.…After that, I focused completely on my new job at InnoVigor Corporation.With my strong technical skills and Lucian’s unwavering support, I led the team to solve several major technical problems. The new project progressed smoothly with a very positive outlook.After I received the first large payment, I immediately sent my mother to the best hospital overseas and scheduled her surgery.The surgery was a great success. My mother’s health gradually improved, and she finally smiled.Seeing her get better each day, I knew that everything I had done and all the hardships I had endured were worth it.Meanwhile, Joy’s situation went from bad to worse.The court’s final ruling was issued, confirming the dissolution of our marriage.She had transferred and squandered shared

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