Julian's eyes met hers too, loaded with an unmistakable warning.
If she pushed the divorce right here, right now, in front of Edward, she was fairly sure he wouldn't refuse.
He might not love the decision, but he'd respect it.
But
Eleanor couldn't make herself say it.
It wasn't Julian's warning holding her back.
It was Edward. Recovering, hospitalized, his heart already under strain this wasn't the moment to pile more on him.
He wasn't the type to follow trending topics online. Whatever had landed him here, it hadn't been her scandal directly.
It had to be Marcus, and the divorce papers.
She couldn't be the reason he collapsed further. If something happened to him because of her, she'd carry that guilt forever.
"I want... to resign."
She said it with as much weight as she could
