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Halfway through dinner, Xavier laid down his fork. He looked across the table at Vincent, who was eating slowly, and asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s your take on what Scarlett did?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent kept his eyes on his plate, pushing the food around with his fork, but at Xavier\u2019s words, his hand stilled almost imperceptibly. After a moment, he replied, \u201cIt\u2019s in the past now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Xavier frowned and pressed further, \u201cWhat about going forward? Are you still considering trying for another child?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent set his own fork down and met Xavier\u2019s gaze. \u201cI haven\u2019t made any plans. Even if we did, we\u2019d need to wait until she\u2019s fully recovered.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t mention to Xavier that the incomplete procedure had left Scarlett with significant difficulties when it came to conceiving again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing Vincent\u2019s response, Xavier let out a long sigh. \u201cIf I\u2019d known it would come to this, I never would have pushed the two of you together in the first place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent didn\u2019t want to hear any more. He grabbed a napkin, wiped his mouth, and stood up. \u201cI\u2019m finished, Grandpa. I\u2019ll be upstairs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upstairs, Vincent flipped on the bedroom light.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room had long since changed from how it looked when Scarlett lived there. When she was around, the bedding was always bright and colorful\u2013floral patterns, bold prints. Now, his sheets and duvet covers were only ever black, white, or gray.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some of Sabrina\u2019s belongings were scattered around the room, looking completely out of place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent walked to the dresser, opened a drawer, and pulled out the signed divorce agreement inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though he had dictated the terms himself, he found his eyes skimming over the pages\u00a0<\/p>\n
once more,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Apart from the financial settlement\u2013two billion dollars\u2013Scarlett hadn\u2019t asked for anything else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not custody of their child, not the house, not any of the cars\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all those years of marriage, all she walked away with was money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Truth be told, the settlement he\u2019d offered Scarlett wasn\u2019t especially generous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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What Vincent hadn\u2019t expected was that the woman who once put him above everything else was actually going through with the divorce.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For him, she had turned her back on her own family. But now, she was the one who had filed, and they were almost through the waiting period.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought brought a sharp, unexpected ache to his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, his phone rang.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Glancing at the screen, he saw it was Sabrina.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He answered, and her anxious voice came through immediately. \u201cVincent, Vanessa\u2019s running a fever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Any lingering sadness was pushed aside. Vincent stood and strode out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he arrived at the neighboring villa, Sabrina was cradling Vanessa on the couch, while Maria paced nervously nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent rushed over and scooped Vanessa into his arms without a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sabrina stood and followed as Vincent headed for the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maria instinctively moved to join them, but Sabrina noticed and stopped her quickly. \u201cMom,\u00a0<\/p>\n
don\u2019t need to come. Vincent and I can handle it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
you\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she spoke, Sabrina gave Maria a meaningful look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maria understood and lowered her voice to remind her, \u201cJust make sure that child doesn\u2019t say anything she shouldn\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sabrina patted Maria\u2019s hand reassuringly. \u201cDon\u2019t worry; it\u2019ll be fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing that, Maria finally seemed to relax.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the hospital, Vincent handed Vanessa over to the triage nurse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a series of checks, the diagnosis came back\u2013a bacterial infection, likely the flu.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The doctor ordered IV fluids and medication. Sabrina stayed with Vanessa while she received the IV, and Vincent handled the paperwork\u2013filling out forms, paying the fees, picking up\u00a0<\/p>\n
the prescriptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t familiar with the hospital\u2019s layout and process. At the payment window, a staff member snapped at him when he presented the\u00a0<\/p>\n
presented the wrong form.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Vincent wasn\u2019t known for his patience. When the woman behind the glass raised her voice, he fixed her with a cold, penetrating stare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t say a word, just stood there at the window, his entire demeanor icy and intimidating. Sensing she\u2019d overstepped, the woman quickly lowered her voice and mumbled, \u201cSorry, I\u2019m just\u2026 It\u2019s been a hectic shift.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent narrowed his eyes. After a long pause, he replied coolly, \u201cIn ten minutes, someone else will be at this window.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he turned and walked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman sat frozen in her seat, completely stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If it had been anyone else, she might have thought it was an empty threat. But something about Vincent\u2019s presence\u2013especially his eyes\u2013made her feel like she\u2019d been thrown into a freezer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After picking up the medication and settling the bills, Vincent made his way back to the treatment area where Vanessa was receiving her IV.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as he walked, his thoughts drifted back to Scarlett.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kids often ran fevers\u2013on and off, sometimes for no obvious reason. Vanessa had always had a weaker constitution, so she got sick more often than most.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since she was little, she\u2019d had one minor health issue after another, and Scarlett had taken her to urgent care or the pediatrician more than twenty times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the beginning, Scarlett would text or call him, asking him to come home, to help out, to be there for their daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as time went on, the messages gradually stopped. She handled everything alone, taking Vanessa to appointments, waiting in exam rooms; managing it all by herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The memory made it hard for Vincent to keep his composure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pulled out his phone and called Scarlett.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The line rang through, but no one picked up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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