He Chased Her Abroad , I Chose My CountryChapter 1
One month before we were supposed to go home, my husband quietly changed our immigration paperwork.
His friend tried to talk him out of it.
"Just because Vivian Blake is in Valkenheim, you secretly switched the destination? Your wife has her heart set on going home. She already got her acceptance letter from the National Aerospace Institute. You think she'll agree to this?"
"The whole reason you two chose to study in America was so you could go back and contribute someday, wasn't it?"
My husband shook his head slowly.
"Virginia Lyons loves me. Once she finds out I changed the paperwork, she'll come with me to Valkenheim."
"Vivian's all alone out there. Our country has plenty of people, but Vivian only has me."
I stood there, heart heavy, and turned away without a word.
If he chose to chase love, then I would choose to chase my dream.
A month later, when the plane touched down, he called me in a rush.
"Virginia, are you overseas yet?"
I looked at the red banners fluttering before me, and my chest swelled with something fierce.
"I've been here for a while now."
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I had stopped outside the lab door.
Derek Thornton's voice carried through again.