Chapter 2086 Abandon Him
- “My dad?” Sophia's mouth twisted into a bitter half-smile. “He'll never go. He can't bear to lose his empire—even if that empire is already in ruins. He spends every night dreaming of a glorious comeback, convinced the company will rise from the ashes. If he'd had the courage to sell his assets early, we wouldn't be drowning now.”
- She steadied herself, lowering her tone so the words landed like measured blows. “You and I have almost no social ties. In a new city, we could bury the past, and no one would whisper 'mistress' or 'illegitimate.' But Dad? He hates quiet. The moment we arrived, he'd start scheming—buying, selling, courting investors—because resurrection takes cash and connections. And in a place where we know absolutely no one, he'd have neither.”
- Even if Mom somehow convinced Dad to leave with us, he'd never stay. He would sulk, then reach for a phone, then hunt down every old friend he ever had. And once we settled in a new city and the first sparks of boredom burned through him, he'd resurrect those contacts one by one. Our escape would become gossip, our secret a headline, and every mile we had put between us and ruin would crumble to dust.