After divorce I am a billionaire

Chapter 1089 Divorce, Malcolm has the most say Mavis felt her heart break as she listened. She immediately hugged her son and comforted him, "No, | could never ever not want you." Although he was only five years old, he was clearly mature for his age. To avoid worrying them, he often pretended to be clueless when it cto certain things.

Mavis now realized the sensitivity deep within her son's heart and felt guilty and self-blaming almost to the point of drowning.

But there were too many issues between her and Anthony that stood in the way; she had to resolve them.

"Alistair, | don't want to hide anything from you. It's true that your dad and | have talked about separating. Whether or not he will marry Bryleigh in the future is unclear. But | won't be with Moore." "I just want to live with you, take good care of you, and then go back to Bostrain together later on so we can start a new life there.

Okay?" Alistair looked at her but remained silent.

Not long ago, he had asked Mavis if they could leave together but only because he was angry with Anthony at the tand wanted to run away from hwith Mavis for a while.

Now Mavis meant taking him somewhere unfamiliar where they would start a new life without knowing when they would return again - no Daddy or Great-grandma or auntie around - even seeing Molly might becimpossible...

The unknown scared him.

Mavis continued speaking softly, "Have you met your grandma yet? Grandma likes you very much too; both she and | will stay by your side when we get there." Tears still stained Alistair's little face as he shook his head firmly, "I don't want it." Mavis' expression stiffened. "But you liked going abroad last time, didn't you? Why not today..." He shook his head again repeating himself, "Don't wanna go... | don't wanna go..." Mavis' face grew paler by the minute.

Her son's sudden change of mind made things even harder for her if she wanted custody over him from Anthony...

Alistair raised his small hand wiping away tears haphazardly before asking confusedly, "Why do you and daddy have to separate?" Because his daddy never loved her in the first place...

His daddy hurt her deeply...

Even if she endured all those shadows while compromising everything else just for their loveless marriage, one day their estrangement would inevitably explode into something worse than what it already was now...

Mavis still hadn't answered, and Alistair gripped her sleeve with his small hand. "If Daddy does something wrong and makes you sad, can | stand up for you? | can punish him!" Mavis couldn't help but laugh at his words. "Where did you learn these things?" "A kid in kindergarten told me. Whenever his dad made his mom angry, he would be kicked out of the house and have to kneel on a washboard until she calmed down. And Daddy really needs to be taught a lesson!" Alistair waved his fists in the air excitedly, completely distracted by this topic.

Other men kneeling for their wives or washing clothes wasn't anything new or surprising, but it was impossible for Anthony. He was too proud to even consider bowing down.

However, Mavis couldn't help but feel a bit mischievous inside. Even though it seemed unrealistic, she actually wanted to see that scene happen with Anthony kneeling before her. She might even take spictures as souvenirs and tease him about it later.

Night had fallen over the National Investigation Bureau building as lights continued to shine from within.

The duty officers were still working hard into the night dealing with difficult cases.

Anthony had cover late at night to assist in investigating and arresting Sheldon alongside the NIB team.

Creak...

The door of Chad's office opened as he took off his military jacket while complaining, "Sheldon has quite an extensive network of power! We've been investigating for so long yet we have very little evidence against him... I've been running back and forth all day." Anthony followed Chad into the office without saying a word and sat silently on the sofa lost in thought about something else entirely.

After folding up his jacket neatly without any wrinkles whatsoever, Chad finally relaxed like he had no bones left in him as he slumped onto the sofa next to Anthony.

After not hearing anything from Anthony for quite stnow, Chad asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?" Anthony casually replied, "Just thinking about where Sheldon could be hiding." "You provided us with quite a bit of evidence this taround. Although they were just small cases related to Callahan Group, your contribution is not insignificant at all! Is there anything you wantapply for on your behalf?" He joked casually, "I really want your position in this department. Will you give it to me?" Chad sat up abruptly, twitching the corners of his mouth, "I'll kick you to death first, believe it or not?" Anthony chuckled lightly, and his tense expression relaxed a lot. He took out a gold-leafed cigarette box from his pocket and said, "These are premium goods imported from European Swye. They're fresh and new. Would you like one?" Chad licked his lips, but ultimately reason won over courage. "No." Anthony didn't discourage either, and took one for himself.

"Wait a moment!" Just as he was about to light up, Chad suddenly spoke up and stopped him, "Don't smoke around me. If | end up smelling like your cigarette, | won't be able to explain it when | go back. Don't makesuffer the consequences." Anthony chuckled and said, "Didn't you boast about having Keira under your thumb before? Why are you already afraid of your wife?" "It's not that I'm afraid of her," Chad said, feeling frustrated about the situation. "Ever since she got pregnant, she has been extremely sensitive to cigarette smoke. As soon as she comes home, she checks for any smell and if it's not right, and she tells Malcolm. | can't avoid getting scolded again." Anthony scoffed lightly, "So you're afraid of Malcolm." "Can | not be afraid? At hhe's the elder brother, the head of the household, and outside he's MY boss. With just one look from him, | could slap myself twice." He spoke from the heart.

Anthony chuckled, took the cigarette box and poured himself and Chad a cup of tea.

Chad sat up straight and as soon as the tea was poured, he picked it up and downed a cup.

Anthony, on the other hand, was drinking leisurely with a distant and unfocused gaze, lost in thought.

Chad noticed, "Do you seem to have something on your mind?" Anthony fell silent for a moment before asking Chad an open-ended question, "Chad, is there anything in your life that you regret to this day? And would you be willing to pay any price for it?" "No." Chad didn't need to think twice and answered decisively, "My life was saved by Malcolm. As far as I'm concerned, I've been lucky my whole life." Anthony lowered his gaze and sipped his tea, remaining silent.

Chad becinterested and continued, "If we're talking about this topic, the one with the most authority to speak should be Malcolm. The thing he regrets most in his life is probably divorcing Lyra back then." At the mention of it, Anthony's hand holding the tea paused for a moment.

"In order to save Lyra, he used almost all tricks, and even almost gave his life for it a few times. He was cruel to others, and he was even more cruel to himself." Chad pointed, and continued, "You and Mavis's divorce is on the news, and | also heard sgossip, so what do you think?" "She wanted to leave, so let her go." Chad scoffed, not holding back. "Why haven't | seen you this obedient before?" Silence followed.