Chapter 392 Hint
Seeing Susan all bummed out, Seb threw an arm around her and said, "If you don't wanna do it, just quit. I got you covered."
Susan dropped her gaze, waiting for him to say more.
But Seb just stared out the window, lost in the moonlight.
"What’s on your mind?" Susan asked, trying not to sound too nosy.
Seb snapped back, "Oh, just work stuff. You wouldn’t get it."
Susan grinned, "So, which preschool should Spring go to?"
"Same as Hayden’s, duh. But Spring’s still a baby; she can’t start till next year," Seb said flatly.
"Next year’s gonna be here before we know it. By the way, Spring still has my last name. You cool with that when she starts preschool?" Susan smiled, hinting hard.
Seb, totally missing the hint, said, "I don’t care about the last name. If you wanna change it to Anderson, I’ll get Leon on it. No biggie."
Susan felt a pang of disappointment. She bit her lip, "Let’s talk later. I’m beat; let’s crash early."
She turned away, lying down with her back to him.
Seb switched off the lamp.
The room was dim, just a sliver of moonlight sneaking in.
Susan lay there, eyes wide open. Why hadn’t Seb mentioned getting remarried? Did he not wanna grow old with her, or was something else up?
She figured Seb wasn’t seeing anyone else; he barely socialized and came straight home after work. Sure, he’d been spending a lot of time in the central district lately, sometimes for a week. But someone there? Nah, Seb wasn’t that kind of guy.
Susan was scared to ask. If Seb wasn’t ready for marriage, it’d break her heart. She’d had two kids with him and just wanted some security.
A hand slid around her waist from behind. Susan looked at it, then covered it with her own.
If they didn’t remarry, whatever. They were basically living like a married couple. She’d just focus on her career to keep her mind off this thing.
The next morning, Susan sat at her desk and made up her mind.
She was quitting her job and starting her own accounting firm.
She’d made over a million from stocks and another million from pawning a brooch. Over two million bucks. Enough to kickstart a small firm.
She was done working for someone else. This time, she was gonna be her own boss, sink or swim.
After making up her mind, Susan logged into her stock account and checked her holdings. Seeing the market tanking, she figured it was time to cash out.
So, she sold her stocks at the current price and then dialed up Isabella.
"Why are you calling during work hours? Bored and wanna chat?" Isabella's cheerful voice came through.
"Isabella, I'm serious. I just sold all my stocks. The market's looking shaky. You should cash out too," Susan said, dead serious, no teasing.
Isabella couldn't help but blurt out, "Susan, are you nuts? This stock's been climbing, and you sold everything!"
"Stocks can crash just as fast as they rise. Trust me, sell them all now!" Susan insisted.
"Alright, alright. Someone's calling me. Talk later." Susan heard some noise on Isabella's end before the call cut off.
Knowing Isabella could be a bit scatterbrained, Susan shot her a text, urging her to sell her stocks ASAP.
After two days of grinding, Susan wrapped up her tasks and went to see Walter to resign.
When Walter heard she wanted to quit, he first asked if there was anything bugging her. If there was, he'd try to fix it.
Susan had no complaints and couldn't exactly say she wanted to be her own boss. So she said Seb didn't want her working and wanted her to stay home with the kids. In the end, Walter had no choice but to let her go.
Susan still remembered the heartbroken look on Walter's face as she left his office.
She knew Walter wasn't just sad about losing an employee like her. If she stayed at Pioneer Accounting Firm, Seb would keep sending Prosperity Group's business their way.
That evening, Susan invited Isabella out for dinner.
Susan was already seated when Isabella showed up, bag in hand.
"How'd you manage to ditch your man and kids to have dinner with me?" Isabella teased as she sat down.
Susan smiled. "He's back in the central district, and the kids are with Mary and Kathy at home."
Isabella chugged a big glass of water and said, "Figured. So your man's not home."
"I've got something serious to tell you." Susan suddenly looked very serious.
Isabella, caught off guard, waved her hand. "If you're trying to set me up with someone again, forget it. I'm done with your weirdo matches."
Susan laughed and then explained, "Relax, it's not about that. I quit Pioneer Accounting Firm!"
Isabella's eyes went wide, and she reached out to touch Susan's forehead. "Susan, the general manager offered you a VP spot, and you turned it down? Plus, your salary doubled, and you still quit. Did I hear that right?"
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