The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2732

“Will I ever get to see you walk down the aisle, kiddo? Cooped up in that office tower every day, what’s the big deal about making money? You’ve made enough dough for several lifetimes over. It’s high time you focused on your own life.”

Nolan methodically continued eating his dinner, having spent another day hustling at the company. Finally home and able to enjoy a decent meal, he faced the familiar chorus of his elders’ concerns.

But he didn’t mind the nagging; he actually felt incredibly blessed to be amid it. Some people yearned for such attention and never got it.

“Grandpa, don’t talk like that. You’ve gotta be around for the long haul.”

His mom Aline chimed in, “Exactly, Preston. You can’t just say things like that because you want to see Nolan settled. You and Mom need to stick around for many more years. As for Nolan, I’m not in a rush to see him married off. I just wish he’d spend a little more time on himself rather than always wrestling with contracts. Is making money really that thrilling? Look at your father, content with a good book as his companion for the night. And you, just like him, could spend a whole day wrapped up in paperwork. It’s not healthy.”

Aline slyly tossed a jab at her husband.

to invest more time in yourself, honey.

“Mom, that’s enough. I get where you’re all coming from. I’ll make

after that tiny portion? When I was your age, I could put away three plates of food without

grandmother nodded in agreement, her way of saying her partner

of trouble I got into to work up such an appetite. Alright, you all

need to spend more time on yourself, that’s the real deal. You haven’t been around much lately, and your grandpa and grandma miss you.”

knowingly. He’d been tied up with a few big projects recently, so he hadn’t had much spare time. “Things will slow down soon, and I’ll come

you’re a dutiful son. Just

Once seated in the driver’s seat, he let out a heavy