The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 402

The next time Nora saw David Dodge was in the winter, half a year later.

They had originally planned to spend the New Year in Capital City.

But a severe cold front hit, dropping temperatures well below zero every single day. The sky was constantly filled with heavy snow, making it nearly impossible to even leave the house.

Before Maloney even had the chance to say they weren't going home for the holidays, his parents took his grandparents and his younger brother's family and flew straight to Boca Raton to escape the winter freeze.

So, Maloney took Nora back to Southampton instead.

"Are you sure we really don't need to join them in Boca Raton?"

"No need. We'll head over right before New Year's Eve."

"Oh, okay."

Nora didn't have any strong opinions either way. Whether it was putting up with her in-laws or enjoying a few extra days of peace and quiet in Southampton, she was like a piece of soft mochi—malleable and perfectly fine with whatever happened.

Truthfully, Maloney's relatives were fairly laid back.

The only issue was that his mother desperately wanted her to have a baby.

Even though Maloney had repeatedly emphasized that he had no intention of having children right now, his parents completely ignored him. Too intimidated to pressure Maloney directly, they constantly directed their nagging at Nora instead.

Because of this, Maloney didn't even want to go home for the holidays anymore.

He felt going back was entirely meaningless.

He didn't have a deep emotional bond with his parents to begin with. His younger brother was the one who stayed by their side to fulfill the familial duties, while Maloney's role was simply to provide the funding. The two brothers each played their part perfectly. As far as Maloney was concerned, he provided more than enough money and had absolutely no desire to go home and put on a theatrical display of deep familial love.

It was Nora who eventually reasoned with him. "Mom and Dad are already in their fifties. How many decades do people really get? Even if we only see them once a year, we might not even get to see them fifty more times."

That perspective struck a slight chord with him.

Especially when applied to his grandparents.

His grandparents were nearing eighty.

If they saw them once a month, that was twelve times a year. Assuming they lived another twenty years, that was only two hundred and forty more visits.

When you did the math, the number suddenly felt incredibly small.

Every single visit was something to be cherished.

Regardless of the past, Maloney's parents had unequivocally supported and elevated him the moment he began displaying his extraordinary talents.

In reality, Maloney still interacted with his parents quite often for business.

It wasn't as if he had completely cut off his family.

Maloney just didn't want his parents bothering Nora.

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