Breaking News: Elon Musk’s Ex-Wife Says He Forgot To Buy Her A Christmas Gift – But When He Realized, He Walked Barefoot In A Snowstorm To Find Flowers…see more

The couple was living in Boulder, Colorado, at the time, surrounded by “loads and loads of snow,” Riley recalled. Christmas had arrived, but one crucial detail had slipped Musk’s mind: a gift for his wife.

When he realized the oversight, Musk didn’t try to hide it. Instead, he admitted, “It’s not that I don’t love you – I do really, really love you. It’s just that my brain is exploding.” For most people, this might have been the end of the story – a missed gift, an apology, maybe a promise to make it up later.

But Musk, as Riley described, doesn’t conventionally approach problems. That night, he disappeared without a word. Two hours later, Musk returned, his T-shirt and shorts soaking wet, his bare feet red from the cold.

He’d ventured into the Colorado snowstorm, walking through Boulder to find and handpick flowers. “He came back with a little bouquet,” Riley said, “and he was like, ‘I just wanted to show you how much I loved you.'”