*“Dear Mr. Xhao

I am sorry to inform you that I will not be taking you up on your offer.

I have too much love for what I’ve built and I am not ready to retire.

I cannot stop working on Motion and just live on a beach.

I hope you understand

Best regards, Alex”*

When I told Charlotte what I had done, I could see she was fuming.

”How could you pass on that kind of money, Alex?!” she said. “You’re always working and never spend any time with any of us!”

Maybe she was right. But it never changed anything. As time passed, the kids grew older and Charlotte and I became more and more distant too.

When we received notice that our son had been killed in action in the war he was participating in, our world finally crumbled. I sought comfort in the bottle instead of my wife. I was trying to work away the pain, putting all my energy into Motion.

Eventually, Charlotte couldn’t take it anymore. We got divorced.

My drinking only became worse from here on out and in the blink of an eye, I had lost everything…

There was only one thing left for me to do…

<aside> 😵 End my life →

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