You're Just My Ex-Husband,My Lord-Chapter 275- Fatal

Bert made a call for Tiffany and Emma Washington to be sent back, then sat alone in the office that originally belonged to Dave, closing his eyes and falling into deep thought.

Why?

Why didn’t he feel any joy or excitement at this moment?

Logically, having obtained something he had desired for so many years, he should have been thrilled and overjoyed. Yet for some reason, his emotions felt remarkably calm.

Sitting in the chair of the Chairman of Washington Co., he felt an overwhelming sense of failure, as if this position didn’t belong to him. No matter how hard he tried to convince himself, his feeling remained that he was an intruder.

This sensation made him uncomfortable, and after sitting there for a while, he grabbed his coat and walked out.

His people informed him that Daniel was hospitalized. After driving around aimlessly for a while, Bert eventually drove to the hospital where Daniel was staying.

Bert didn’t enter the ward to visit. He had enough self-awareness to know that if he went in now, Daniel’s condition might worsen.

Instead, he stood outside the ward and gazed through the glass on the door for a while, only leaving when a nurse came to check on Daniel.

Daniel didn’t look well. His complexion was poor, and his mental state was worse. The bed had been raised slightly, and Daniel was half-leaning against it, staring blankly out of the window, his whole demeanor frail and aged.

It was at that moment that Bert suddenly realized that Daniel had aged.

In his memory, Daniel had always appeared as a young, energetic, and charismatic man, and he had remained the same over the years. Bert had always believed Daniel was invincible, which is why he had angered him repeatedly, pushing him until today, when it had led to Daniel being hospitalized.

After arriving, Bert went to the doctor’s office to ask about Daniel’s condition. The doctor said it was due to long-term depression and sudden anger attacks affecting his heart.

Heh.

Bert thought about the doctor’s words. Long-term depression and sudden anger attacks—wasn’t that all his doing?

Although he didn’t want to admit it, that was the truth.

The doctor also said that if the recovery went well, there would be no major issues, but if the recovery was poor, it could potentially be fatal in the future.

Fatal...

The word struck Bert with a momentary daze.

He had never thought about having Daniel die. He had never considered losing Daniel. After all, aside from his mother, Daniel was the closest relative he had in this world. How could he possibly want Daniel to die?

But now, who was that frail, aged man lying in the hospital bed? Who was responsible for him becoming this pitiful, miserable figure?

It was him!

It was him, this so-called son!

In the end, Bert left in torment and anguish.

Before Bert came to visit Daniel, Emma Washington and Morrison had just left.

In fact, after sending Daniel to the hospital, Dave and Laurent had left, and Lilian had also told Morrison to leave. However, Morrison didn’t leave and stayed with her, waiting until Daniel regained consciousness.

The first thing Daniel did when he woke up was to struggle to ask his daughter about the progress of things. Lilian told him that Dave had agreed to Bert’s request, completed the stock transfer, and that his mother and Emma Washington would soon be sent back.

Only then did Daniel seem to relax. He lay there, exhausted, and closed his eyes again, which startled Lilian.

"Dad!"

Daniel slowly opened his eyes again. He had just let go of the tension in his body, and now, every discomfort and pain surged up all at once.

"Did your mother... did she suffer any harm...?"

Daniel thought for a moment, then, still worried, asked again. Lilian responded,

"She should be fine. My brother said he spoke with Mom on the phone earlier, and she said she’s doing well."

Hearing this, Daniel shook his head helplessly.

"You don’t understand your mother. When she says she’s fine, it doesn’t always mean she really is. She’s the type who always reports good news, never bad news. She never wants to trouble anyone. She’s always... thinking more about others."

Lilian listened to her father speak so highly of her mother, and she couldn’t quite grasp the feeling in her heart. It was a mixture of pain and discomfort.

After resting with his eyes closed for a while, Daniel suddenly spoke and gave her an order.

"Go home and get the divorce papers from the nightstand for me. I need to sign them."

"When your mother comes back, you can give them to her."

After saying this, Daniel turned his face away in sadness. Lilian couldn’t bear it anymore, covering her mouth with her hand as tears began to fall.

"Dad..."

Daniel stared blankly ahead and spoke slowly,

"After all of this, I’ve come to terms with a lot of things."

"I’ve never been able to let go of your mother. I kept thinking she’d forgive me and come back to me. Now I realize I’ve been completely wrong. Because of my persistence, she’s never truly been happy. We’re both getting older now. If something were to happen to either of us... I don’t want her to leave this world unhappy like this..."

"Dad, don’t say it anymore, please don’t say it..."

Lilian couldn’t bear to hear it and stopped him.

Morrison, who had been outside making a call, returned to the room and saw Lilian with red eyes, tears streaming down her face. He hurried over to ask,

"What happened?"

Lilian shook her head and didn’t say anything to him. She didn’t know how to explain, which made Morrison glance at her several times. She just kept her head lowered, silent.

Daniel turned his head to look at his daughter, feeling deeply guilty as he said,

"Lilian, I’m sorry. I’ve let things get to this point. I won’t be able to provide you with the carefree life you had before..."

Every daughter is the apple of her father’s eye, and Daniel didn’t want his daughter to go from being a wealthy young lady to having nothing. But in the face of the life of the woman he loved, he had no choice but to give up material things.

Lilian, however, didn’t mind. She comforted her father gently,

"It’s okay. I have a job. I can take care of myself."

Although she was just an ordinary employee in the finance department of the Mo Group, her salary and benefits were still quite good. She had no problem making ends meet, though she couldn’t spend money as freely as she used to.

When she said this, Morrison glanced at her.

The more thoughtful and considerate Lilian was, the heavier Daniel’s guilt became. Looking at his pretty, delicate daughter, he remembered how, not long ago, a bunch of his friends had wanted to introduce boyfriends to her. Now, with the change of leadership at Washington Co., his daughter was no longer the rich young lady she once was. Whether anyone would still introduce a boyfriend to her was questionable.

The boyfriends he was referring to were young men of exceptional family background and character, not just any ordinary man. Given his daughter’s qualities, finding a boyfriend would definitely not be a problem. But with a good family background, her starting point would be higher.

Unable to help himself, he sighed again,

"Sigh, it’s also affected your marriage prospects..."

Lilian was startled, her delicate body trembling.

"Marriage prospects?"

A certain man beside her was also stunned for a moment, and then they heard Daniel say,

"Not long ago, many of my friends wanted to introduce you to potential suitors, many of them young and accomplished men. Now that we’ve lost Washington Co., I don’t know if there will be as many excellent men for you to choose from."

Lilian thought it was something serious. But she didn’t mind at all. After all, she wasn’t interested in getting married. If no one introduced anyone to her, so be it. She’d be happy to avoid the hassle.

She smiled and said,

"Ah, Dad, you think too much. If no one introduces anyone to me, then so be it. I’m only 23. I’m not in a rush."

In front of her father, she naturally couldn’t say she was determined not to marry. So, she used her young age as an excuse to brush it off.

However, the man beside her, Morrison, wasn’t as calm. His mind kept replaying Daniel’s words about how many people had wanted to introduce boyfriends to Lilian—many, many, and they were all young and accomplished...

He seemed to have overlooked this issue. He had always thought of her as a young girl, but he never realized that people were already introducing boyfriends to her. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Of course, she had completed her education, had good qualities, and was sweet and charming. Plus, with Washington Co. behind her, there were definitely plenty of people interested in her, and many who would want to marry her...

Thinking about it made him feel a little restless. Then he heard her say she wasn’t in a rush because she was still young, which eased his mood a little.

Lilian stayed with her father at the hospital for a while longer before, following his request, she went home to get the divorce papers. Someone offered to give her a ride back, but she didn’t refuse, since she had come to the hospital in his car and hadn’t driven herself.

The two of them didn’t talk during the drive. Lilian was very tired. She wasn’t the type to worry about things, but now, so many things had happened that exceeded her emotional limits. She didn’t want to say anything.

After she got her father’s divorce papers, she returned to the hospital but declined Morrison’s offer to accompany her. Otherwise, she would have to make another trip back, which would be too much trouble. She decided to drive herself.

However, as she walked to her car, she couldn’t help but stop. She stood there and carefully examined her beloved car.

She was thinking, given her current situation, maybe she should sell the car and just take the bus or subway to work from now on. That way, she could save some expenses.

But then, she couldn’t bear to part with it. This car had been a birthday gift from Dave a few years ago, right after she passed her driving test. She had chosen both the color and the model herself, and she really loved this car.

Actually, this car wasn’t expensive. When she first got her license, she thought that once she started driving, it would be inevitable to scrape or bump the car. If she bought an expensive one, it would be painful to see it damaged. So, she decided to buy a moderately priced one to use as a practice car.

She never expected that, as time passed, she would get so attached to it. Maybe it’s like that for everyone—people tend to form emotional connections with their first experiences, whether with people or things.

So, she had kept the car all these years. Dave had suggested several times that she upgrade to a better one, but she hadn’t been able to part with it. She kept thinking she would use it for a little longer, but now, here she was, considering selling it.

Sigh... If only she had bought a better car back then. At least now, she could get more money from selling it.

She walked around the car for a while, then got in and drove off.

Morrison hadn’t left either. He just sat in his car, watching her as she stared thoughtfully at her car for quite some time. He thought to himself, *She’s not really thinking about selling it, is she?*