The father and son were separated only by a pane of glass, but they felt far apart from each other.
Emmett pounded into that warm house.
The sunshine and heat here made him feel hard to breathe. Maybe that meant he wouldn't be able to live a fair life.
"Father," Emmett whispered.
"I know you're coming, but I didn't expect you to be here so fast. Come, sit here and try my tea."
Atwood smiled bitterly and pointed at the table. He sat down first, poured a glass of tea, and pushed it towards Emmett.
Emmett did not move. He turned his gaze from the cup to Atwood.
Atwood took a sip of the tea.
"Is our business that important?" Emmett asked heavily.
"Of course!" Atwood stared firmly at Emmett. He patted his chest and said emotionally, "I devoted my life to it. I can't lose it! Emmett, you are my son. You have to give up something for this."
"You mean Elaine? I'll be a coward if I marry a woman I don't like just for it!"
***
"It's not that simple. Your marriage is about the future of our family! I was born in a poor farmer's family. But you're different. You were born loaded. I hope that your children and even your descendants will be born noble. That is the most important thing, understand? The woman you marry must be a lady of status so that your children will be respected."
Emmett laughed mockingly, "If my son needs family support to stand out, then he is a failure. Father, when you put me in charge of the ZH Clan, it was not as large and orderly as it is now. At that time, everything was in chaos. Moreover, our company was not strong enough then. It could only make some money without any power or foundation. I worked hard. You're well aware of the situation. It was I who took ZH Clan back before I went abroad. Father, I don't need my wife to bring honor to our family. This is ridiculous! You never face up to me and Elaine. Actually, family background is not the real reason why you are against us, right?"
As Emmett spoke, he smiled slightly.
that smile carried
skipped a beat as he looked at his
"What do you mean?"
picked up the cup and took
He found it bitter.
should know very
mouth tightly and his
his face contorted, he roared in a low voice, "I don't understand and I don't know! I don't
well you pretend, someone will find you out. Father, do you
***
Atwood knocked over the cup and his hands shook
you want to
you should know
The brake of the bus Elaine's father drove was broken. It was just a coincidence
loudly. However, there was too much sadness in
those words, did you panic
ugly. He stood up and paced back and forth
cold face and squinted
talk about this. You bastard, get
He waved
an iceberg without any emotions. He just looked
sitting there, watching his
kind of calmness flustered Atwood even
he was being seen
table and said indifferently, "Is it possible that someone bribed Elaine's father to
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