He Paid Half My Mother’s Surgery, Now I Own Half His Company Chapter 06

He Paid Half My Mother’s Surgery, Now I Own Half His Company Chapter 06

When Antony got home, the house stood dark and 

silent. 

There was no warm dinner on the dining table- 

only the divorce agreement. 

He flipped to the final page, his expression 

hardening. “She thought she was so 

high–and–mighty now.” 

In his mind, Jessie was just throwing another 

tantrum. 

She’d walked out before. The longest stretch had 

been three days. On the third night, she’d come 

back with soup she’d made herself, eyes red, 

begging for his forgiveness. 

This time would be no different. She couldn’t live 

without him. 

As for her resignation? It was for the best anyway. 

The job at Aventis Innovations was grueling and 

underpaid. Jessie had only taken it to see what 

real work felt like. Once she hit enough setbacks in 

the real world, she’d realize that staying home 

quietly was where she belonged. 

Antony locked the divorce agreement in his desk 

drawer, unsigned. 

The next morning, he went into the office as usual. 

Selena walked over with documents in hand, all 

smiles. “Mr. Fleming, Jessie’s resignation 

paperwork needs your approval.” 

Antony skimmed it and signed it without 

hesitation. “If she wants to leave, let her go.” 

Selena’s smile widened. “She’s probably just 

waiting for you to beg her to stay. When she 

comes to her senses, I can bring her back on the 

team.” 

Antony said nothing in reply. He pulled up the Aventis Innovations project archive. 

The first document was the attendance log. 

Jessie had been on staff for forty–seven days. Only one late arrival–the day her mother was hospitalized. Even so, she had made it back to the office by afternoon. 

For the other forty–six days, she clocked in before 

7:30a.m. every single day. The latest she ever clocked out was 2:17 a.m. 

Antony slowed as he turned the pages. 

Next came the revision history for her proposals. 

Version one was full of flaws. Version two still 

failed to meet standards. By the seventeenth 

iteration, the client had finally signed off. 

Down the right margin of every file were Jessie’s 

handwritten notes for each revision. She had even 

filed the contract the client had spilled tea on, 

tucking it into the official archive. Faint pale–yellow 

tea stains still marked its edges. 

Antony’s mind drifted back to her badly scalded 

hand. Back then he’d only thought she’d brought 

the whole mess on herself. He had never once 

asked how she had managed to win that client 

over in the first place. 

The conference room door flew open. His 

secretary hurried in. “Mr. Fleming, the key client of 

Aventis Innovations is here. They’re refusing to 

renew their contract.” 

Antony closed the folder. “What is their 

reasoning?” 

The secretary hesitated. “The client says anybody 

can execute the project. But Jessie has to remain the lead point of contact.” 

Seated in the conference room, the client was firm. “We chose Aventis Innovations because Jessie genuinely understood our business needs. The proposal Selena submitted yesterday didn’t even get our basic user profile right.” 

Selena’s face darkened. “Jessie just handled 

execution. Core strategy came from the whole 

team.” 

The client let out a sharp, skeptical laugh. “Then have your team draft another one. If you can deliver something solid, I will sign immediately.” 

No one spoke. 

For the very first time, Antony understood. Jessie was not playing some silly independence game to get a rise out of him. Out of his sight, she had truly learned how to do her job from the ground up. 

Before leaving, the client added one final remark. “Mr. Fleming, hard–working people who actually understand their clients do not grow on trees. If 

you don’t value her, plenty of other companies 

will.” 

Back in his office, Antony reopened Jessie’s 

attendance log. 

Still no messages from her. By day three, she 

hadn’t come home; by day seven, there was still no sign of her. 

Instead, a notice arrived from a law firm: Jessie 

had formally retained legal counsel to initiate 

divorce proceedings.