Chapter 495

"Oh, you silly child, please don't do anything like that again. Nothing is more important than your life," Linda chided. "You're still so young, and you have so many loved ones who care about you. It was very dangerous and foolish of you to risk your life for an uncertain outcome."

"I know." Sage then apologized. "I'm sorry, Grandma Holcomb. Madam Matilda had to return to the country because of this, and I know I've put you through so much worry."

"There's no need to apologize." Linda sighed softly. "I was also at fault. I knew you were determined to get a divorce. Yet, I kept hoping Ian could persuade you to stay, which ultimately led you to such a desperate act."

The elderly woman continued, "If it weren't for my insistence, you guys would've divorced long ago, and none of this would've happened."

"It's not your fault, Grandma Holcomb," Sage reassured Linda.

After all, who would want their grandson and granddaughter-in-law to divorce? Even Matilda might not have genuinely wante