The Widow’s Fate They Chose Was My Escape Plan Chapter 36
I stared at it.
“Three years ago, we got married to escape our own situations,” he said. “You helped me stabilize the company. I helped you leave the Sterlings.”
“Now the threat from Hudson Crest is gone, and you have a career of your own. Lena, this marriage shouldn’t be a burden on you.”
He placed the pen beside my hand.
“If you want to leave, I’ll respect your decision. The agency is yours, and none of the investment arrangements will change.”
Outside the window, I could hear the waves.
Looking at him, I remembered that on the second day of our marriage, he had given me the same choice.
Back then, I stayed because I had nowhere else to go—and because I couldn’t abandon someone else trapped by fate.
But three years later, I had a name, a career, and the ability to live independently.
I no longer needed to rely on any marriage.
“Sebastian, do you want me to sign?”
His fingers trembled slightly.
After a long moment, he said hoarsely, “I want you to stay.”
“Not for the Quinn family. Not for the board. Not because you took care of me.”
“Only because I love you.”
I didn’t answer right away.
The light in his eyes dimmed, but he still nudged the papers toward me.
“But what I want shouldn’t make the decision for you.”
I picked up the pen and signed my name on the final page.
Sebastian’s face went white.
But in the next second, I closed the unsigned divorce proposal and handed it back to the lawyer.
What I had signed was the investment repayment plan beside it.
The agency had started turning a profit. As agreed, I would repay the initial funding little by little.
“The marriage stays. The debt gets paid.”
I looked at Sebastian and said each word clearly.
“This time, no one arranged it for me.”
“I chose you myself.”