Escape from Mr. Whitman (Emma and Theodore) novel Chapter 340

"Theo..." Cecilia’s eyes reddened, a trembling, on-the-verge-of-tears look on her face. "I don’t want your gratitude. I just want you to be happy."

"Yeah," Jared chimed in. "Losing the business isn’t the end of the world. What matters is that the three of us are still together, living our lives and making the best of it. We started from nothing, remember? The company’s grown so much—there’s no way things are tougher now than they were back then. So maybe we make a little less, but so what!"

"Exactly, Theo!" Cecilia added, her voice wobbling as she pouted, tears threatening. "Okay, maybe you’re divorced now, but you still have us. We’re not going anywhere."

Jared kept shooting her meaningful glances, but she had no idea what he was trying to signal.

"I know," Theodore said, massaging his temples. "I know I still have you both. I’m just... tired. I need a little time to myself, to clear my head."

"So, what, you’re kicking us out now?" Jared sounded annoyed.

Theodore shook his head. "That’s not it. I just have a lot I need to sort through. I need some time alone to think."

"You mean about splitting the assets?" Jared pressed.

Theodore nodded, mostly because he was too exhausted to keep explaining. Whatever Jared wanted to believe was fine by him.

"Your family..." Jared sighed. "I’m sure you’ll treat her fairly. Alright, we’ll give you some space. We won’t bother you—let’s meet up again in a few days. And if you’re feeling down, just call us, okay? No matter what happens, we’re brothers for life."

"Yeah." Theodore got up to see them out.

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