Chapter 1465


    Chapter 1465


    Steven Dixon and Jeo’s conversation finally came to an end, leaving Jeo a bit more at ease.


    His hand, slightly trembling, reached into his pocket and pulled out a worn-out pack of cigarettes, giving


    it a slight shake to reveal two sticks. He took out one with his calloused hand and offered it to Steven.


    “Fancy a smoke?”


    The price tag on this pack was peanuts. What Steven usually smoked were special, high-grade


    cigarettes that smelled way better than these. These cheap smokes would normally never make their


    way into his hands.


    But at that moment, Steven didn’t snub it. He took the cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it up. After


    just one puff, he was coughing and choking from the harsh smoke.


    Jeo also lit up his cigarette and took a drag. “Not to your taste?”


    Steven frowned. “If you’re into smoking. I can get you the good stuff next time. Don’t smoke this cheap


    crap-it’s bad for you.”


    Jeo casually flicked off the ash. “I’ve been smoking these for decades. I’m used to the strong taste. I


    can’t really get into the other ones.”


    Steven tried another puff, but still couldn’t stand the taste. He couldn’t understand why anyone would


    enjoy smoking these. “Habits can be a real bitch.”


    Out of the blue, Jeo asked, “So, are you used to having Hannah as your wife, or is there another


    reason you want to get back together with her?”


    Steven blinked. “Cigarettes and people are different. You can’tpare them like that.”


    Jeo pressed on, “What’s the difference?”


    Steven-replied, “Hannah’s a person; she has feelings.”


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Jeo retorted, “Oh, so you remember she has feelings? I thought you didn’t know.”


    Jeo gave a bitter smile, tears welling up in his eyes. “I had no idea my daughter was having such a


    rough time out there. Her mom always told me not to worry, and that the man she married was rich and


    treated her well. I only recently found out that you two had divorced. I only recently found out that the


    condition for Hannah to marry you was for you to pay for my medical treatment. Your marriage wasn’t a


    normal one, but a transaction.”


    “It wasn’t really like that…” Steven tried to exin but didn’t know how. He had always liked Hannah.


    He loved her, and that was why he married her. But his previous actions didn’t reflect his love for


    Hannah at all.


    “Wasn’t like what?” Jeo wiped his tears, staring straight at Steven.


    No father wanted to admit that his daughter was someone else’s ything. But this situation wasn’t


    solely Steven’s fault, he was to me too. He had gotten seriously ill, and if he didn’t need money for


    treatment, his daughter wouldn’t have…


    After a long pause, Steven said, “I’m sorry.”


    Jeo responded, “You don’t need to apologize to me. You should say that to Hannah.”


    Steven said, “I will.”


    Jeo flicked the ash off his cigarette. “The cigarettes I smoke are cheap, but I like them. You’re used to


    the expensive ones, and while you could smoke these if you had to, you’d never choose them. Your


    marriage to Hannah is the same. Hannah might not be right for you, so maybe you’re better suited to


    those high-ssdies…”


    Steven didn’t want to hear this. “Are you saying your daughter is like cheap cigarettes to you?”


    Jeo answered, “To me, my daughter is priceless. I failed as a father; I couldn’t provide for her. Even


    though Hannah was born into a humble family, and even though she married you and yed house


    with you for a few years, she could never truly fit into your world.”