After my death, my husband who had wanted to divorce went insane. novel Chapter 24

24

Early that morning, my mother was ready to leave, but just before boarding the plane, an accident unfolded. The night before, in his gloom, Gaten had received a call from Demi. Hearing about Cooper and Dixie’s situation, his eyes darkened with loathing for Tanner and Kevin, that father-and-son pair.

Sure enough, as my mother had said, Gaten was stripped of his chairman position at Schnapp Group that very morning. He paid no mind to his faults, only a bitter hatred for Tanner.

As my mother and Tanner prepared to board, Gaten, disguised, trailed behind Tanner. Amid the boarding chaos, he drew a hidden dagger.

Just as he aimed to strike Tanner, my mother shouted, “Tanner, watch out!”

She lunged forward. Tanner reacted immediately, recognizing Gaten despite the disguise, and he kicked him back. Security quickly arrived, averting disaster.

Though shaken, my mother instinctively stepped in front of Tanner; she had long held him close to her heart.

Shaken but unyielding, Gaten still tried to strike again, but the security guards swiftly held him back.

‘Tanner, you and your son are truly ruthless. You caused my daughter’s miscarriage, left he inconscious, and now you’ve had me ousted from Schnapp Group!”

‘I won’t let this go!”

At Tanner’s signal, security dragged Gaten away. My mother looked uncertain, but Tanner only urged her to rest easy.

Once safely aboard, Tanner pulled out a small box. When my mother opened it, she found a pearl necklace nearly identical to the one her grandmother had left her.

‘This trip wasn’t just for your treatment, it was for this necklace. I called in countless favors to oring the master craftsman who made the original out of retirement to create this one for you.”

My mother admired the necklace’s flawless craftsmanship, but what shone brighter than the pearls was the hopeful gleam in Tanner’s eyes.

Moved to tears, my mother let Tanner gently wipe them away. It wasn’t until then that she noticed his finger, still bleeding from the stabbing attempt.

Without saying a word, she quickly found a bandage and wrapped the wound. Nothing more needed to be told in that moment.

When they stepped off the plane, we were already there, waiting. My mother and Tanner held hands. We exchanged soft smiles, no one asking anything.

She never told me about Gaten’s attack; she didn’t want me to worry.

To celebrate her successful surgery, Kevin and I went to a flower shop to have a bouquet wrapped. My mother and Tanner headed home first.

“Mom will love these flowers.” My voice was filled with joy.

“Finally, it’s all over.” Kevin smiled and handed me a bouquet of my own.

His assistant called. After answering, Kevin paused, hesitant.

That was when I learned: after that day, Cooper gave up on everything. He stayed home, muttering and laughing, endlessly whispering apologies meant for me.

Meanwhile, after the accident, Dixie lost her baby. At the same time, all the testimonies she had relied on to defend herself in court were overturned. She would be sentenced along with Cooper. When she regained consciousness, she caused a scene, crying and screaming in the hospital.

I let out a sigh, but deep down, I knew I would never forgive them. Everything that happened was their own doing.

Kevin handed me the flowers again and brought up the conversation that had been interrupted

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