Chapter 600: Do You Like Someone


    George’s POV:


    After eating, I sent Jane back to the hotel before driving home. For some reason, I had a bad feeling


    when I got home. I felt a storm brewing. Sure enough, as soon as I walked through the door, an unknown


    object flew at me and fell at my feet. It was my mother’s phone. Its screen cracked due to the impact.


    “Huh. I didn’t think you’d have the nerve toe back home. You’ve really embarrassed me this time.


    And now, I don’t have a face to show to the Burke family. If you didn’t want to go on a blind date, you


    should’ve told me earlier. But, no. You had to humiliate me. You even called another woman and


    embarrassed Josie on purpose. What were you thinking?!” my mother bellowed, her eyes red in anger.


    Truth be told, I did not expect that Jane would appear. It was not true that I called her. But thanks to her,


    Josie finally stopped pestering me. Unlike my mother, I remained calm.


    “I’ll go to Burke family tomorrow morning to apologize. But just this once. Don’t arrange blind dates for


    me again. I have my own ns.” My mother took a deep breath to calm herself down. Once she got


    ahold of herself, she turned to look at me again.


    “Fine. I’ll go with you.” “Okay.” I nodded in agreement. I supposed that nothing would go wrong.


    “George, don’t get me wrong. I’m d that you have ns for your love life. But I don’t see why you


    can’t have blind dates just because of it. Who knows, maybe you’ll meet the woman for you because of


    me? Feelings can be developed.” My mother tried to persuade me that going on blind dates was a good


    idea.


    “Mom, I don’t have time and energy to build a rtionship with someone I don’t like. I know what I want,


    and I believe love is the framework of marriage. I’m sure I’ll eventually find someone I like. These blind


    dates are just a waste of time,” I said with conviction.


    “What kind of woman do you like then? I’ll help you find her,” my mother asked tentatively, still unwilling


    to drop the topic. She was an open book, so I saw her intentions right away. She was making


    concessions, but she still refused to let me be. In short, she was trying to manipte me into obeying


    her. Then, she would meddle with my life and marriage.


    “Don’t worry, Mom. I already have someone I like,” I briefly exined. All of a sudden, my mother, who


    had just calmed down, fumed in anger once again.


    “Who is it? Is it Jane, the one who ruined your blind date today? As far as I know, she came from an


    iplete family. It’s okay if you just want to have some fun, but I won’t let you marry her.”


    My heart sank. In a fit of anger, I walked up to my mother and queried, “Did you have her hopieroou Do


    You Like Someone investigated? Let’s put aside the fact that she and I are just good friends. Let’s say


    we’re really in a rtionship. How could you have her investigated?”


    My mother did not seem to take my words seriously. She even let out a snort and scoffed, “Why does it


    matter? I’m your mother. I have the right to butt in on your rtionship! And by the way, I heard a rumor


    about you and that Lucy girl in thepany. I’ve seen her photos. I can tell from a nce that she’s not


    your type. But if you’re just fooling around with her, you do you.”


    Did she really investigate Lucy? A chill ran down my back at the thought of this.


    “Who else did you have investigated?” I coldly asked.


    Guilt shed across my mother’s eyes. I thought she woulde clean, but she remained as stubborn


    as a mule. “Only her. And for your information, I only did it for your sake and the Affleck family. You can


    flirt with women as much as you want, but you can only marry someone of our social rank. You saw what


    happened to Jax Todd yourself. Have you learnt nothing?” I was at a loss for words when I heard my


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    There had always been a gap between us, And now, she just proved that it was insurmountable. My


    mother was born into a noble family, so ssification ording to social status was the norm.


    What was more, after marrying into the Affleck family, the concept was instilled in her personality. I


    realized this when I was in high school. Therefore, I went to study abroad and started my own business


    to break away from the shackles of my family. I never asked them for help and tried my best to stand up


    on my own feet.


    Because of this, I did not expect that my parents would wish to interfere with my personal affairs.


    “That’s it. You might be my mother, but you can’t meddle in my life. There’s a fine line between being


    protective and controlling. Don’t cross it.”


    “Why are you so worked up? I just want you to go on a blind date! Don’t be selfish. Have your forgotten


    that you’re the heir of the Affleck family?!”


    “I have nothing else to say to you.” I turned around and left as soon as I finished speaking. In the


    evening, Grandpa and I walked along theke. I was silent the whole time.


    Meanwhile, I could sense that he was watching me. He must have heard about the quarrel between my


    mother and me. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and asked, “Do you really have someone you like?”


    “Yes,” I answered without hesitation. I had no ns of hiding my rtionship with Helen from my


    grandfather. Funnily enough, although we were in a rtionship, we had not reached the point where we


    had met each other’s parents. I could not help but sigh as I thought of her. I could not figure out what she


    was thinking, so I wasn’t sure how to tell her how I felt about her. My grandfather nodded.


    “Take her home. I want to see her.”


    “I will, but just not now.”


    After a while, Grandpa and I were finally on the way back home. While we were walking, he turned to me


    and earnestly said, “Don’t be mad at your parents for interfering in your personal affairs. They just love


    you so much. In their eyes, you’re still their child. They’re smart and capable, but their emotions get a


    hold of them sometimes, especially when ites to you.”


    I just pursed my lips and said nothing. I knew better than anyone else how much my parents loved me.


    But of course, there should be a limit to everything. If they went beyond that, things would change


    between us, no matter how deep their love and how pure their intention was.


    “You’ve been independent since you were a child. In all honesty, I never expected you to follow all of our


    ns. In my opinion, it’s better if your future wife is of our social rank. But if not, I won’t force you. At the


    end of the day, I just want you to be happy. I only have one thing to ask you, though. Her family must be


    clean and honest, and she has to be a good person. She can’t bring disgrace to our family. Now, George,


    is that too much to ask for?”


    “No, it’s not,” I replied with a solemn smile. As people say, “the older, the wiser”. My grandfather’s words


    were irrefutable. Thankfully, my mother did not force me to go on blind dates again.


    As I didn’t have to entertain her anymore, I yed chess, climbed mountains, and strolled with my


    grandfather as usual. Once the holidays were over and mostpanies had already resumed their


    businesses, I returned to my work. I went to the technology exhibition with Jane.


    As I had to attend several industry meetingster, I had to postpone the trip back to New York. Boswell


    was in charge of Zhester Technology while I was gone. One evening, Boswell, Jane, and I had a video


    conference.


    “Jane, it’s been days since you arrived at Washington with George. Aren’t you gonnae to New York


    to see me?” Jane chuckled.


    “I’ll go to New York in a few days. Don’t worry.”


    “Really? Is Jane Campbell, the chief product designer of Zhester Technology, finally willing to reveal her


    mysterious veil?”