Chapter 2

In the day-to-day mundane routine, I'd lost touch with the world. The money on the card was what I'd saved from living expenses. I'm not so high-minded - I convinced myself to see it as compensation for all these years.

Levi wasn't stingy with me; the living expenses were always generous, though this wouldn't help much in fighting for custody of Celestia.

I knew one of Levi's private email addresses. He'd said if I was busy and couldn't reach him, I should send it to his email, and he'd handle it when he saw it.

I found a divorce agreement template, edited it briefly, and sent it to him. I only asked for custody of Celestia. If he disagreed, he should contact me after seeing it.

Now I just needed to resign.

The office was still bustling as usual, though my job was pretty idle.

Levi said I couldn't help him much, so he just had me make tea, pour water, and handle some of his daily small tasks.

He had several secretaries and a senior assistant.

When they saw me show up with my suitcase, they joked, "Blair, you don't need to be this dedicated - coming to the office without even going home?"

I pressed my lips together. "Yeah, the office is my second home."

I wanted to keep some dignity, so I joked back as usual.

"Aren't you on a long vacation? Why are you back now?"

I actually didn't want to hide it, I wanted to just say I was here to resign. I knew that for someone as insignificant as me, whatever I said wouldn't matter much to anyone, but I still felt my resignation might bring some tiny negative impact to the company.

"I'll take it next time."

I brushed it off. What next time? I brought my suitcase because I hadn't found a suitable place to stay yet.

Levi's assistant passed by and saw me. We made eye contact, and I followed him into the office. Over the years, though he didn't know my relationship with Levi, he knew I had a special connection with him.

Because Levi had told him not to make things difficult for me.

"I want to resign."

I stated my purpose directly.

The assistant stared at me. Maybe he thought since I didn't have much work at the company anyway, and I was someone Levi had asked him to look after, so he was a bit surprised.

"I need to report this to Mr. Morgan."

I'd expected this. "How long will it take?"

Levi hadn't replied to my email. Until now, he hadn't called me either. He might have even forgotten I'd contacted him last night. He was probably still being sweet with Jessa, not even knowing I'd gone to find him.

So busy as he was, how could he quickly deal with my resignation?

"Mr. Morgan has a video conference in ten minutes. I was about to have someone take documents to the conference room - why don't you deliver them?"

On any normal day, I would have done my best to handle these small tasks, but right now I didn't want to.

"I have another appointment. Please process my resignation as soon as possible, and just text me."

I left under his surprised gaze. I didn't want to stay another moment in this place where I'd worked for six years. Back then, to avoid special treatment, I'd returned to work right after maternity leave. Now it seemed kind of ridiculous.

Who would care about her? Levi wouldn't care one bit.

The white envelope fell on the desk. My heart finally settled, at least for now. My decision to leave was my last bit of tenderness toward Levi.

The hotel's aromatherapy was a bit overwhelming. I put down my coffee, and my eyes drifted to my phone - no messages.

Levi hadn't sent me a single message.

Dozens of hours had passed. My nose tingled, and tears almost fell again.

How pathetic. Why did I have to think of them, especially Celestia?

I wondered if Celestia would think of me, if she'd be angry about me leaving without saying goodbye. Would she still care about me? Was she happily playing with Jessa right now?

I had no way of knowing. I had no news about them at all.

On impulse, I searched for information about Jessa Greer.

All these years, I thought Levi had moved on from her. I thought I knew everything about his regular daily routine.

But the truth was, he hadn't changed - he still had feelings for her.

Jessa Greer, an excellent violinist.

That familiar name now carried such a title. In the time she'd been out of my sight, even if her family had helped boost her career, she'd gained a certain standing in the industry.

And me? I seemed to have been away from the flowers and applause for far too long.

No one cared about me. I guess I'd gotten used to the ordinary life.

Who wouldn't envy me for having a husband like Levi? But he'd never seen me as his ideal wife. He wouldn't even trust me with an important task.

"Blair, you need to change."

I made a secret vow - this time, leaving Levi, I would become a better version of myself and shine.

I found my good friend Nola Skye's number in my contacts. As soon as she picked up, she teased me.

"Hello, well, well, well, Ms. Blair Ember, how do you have time to contact me?"

"Stop it. Let's talk business. How's the company doing lately?"