Chapter 502
Emily peeked inside and after thinking about it, she finally followed her younger son.
The couple had reunited after being apart for so many days, and it happened to be Valentine''s Day
today.
It was probably time for her to step down after today. She would leave her son to her daughter-inw
from this day onward.
Since Dn didn''t like banquets, the Coleman Family didn''t hold a party for him even though it was his
birthday.
The Colemans only briefly celebrated it by preparing gifts for him, sending him their wishes, and having
a meal together with the entire family.
He didn''t invite his closest friends to the simple celebration. Dn said his birthday happened to be on
Valentine''s Day, and it was a day everyone wanted to spend with their other halves.
"Yoseph."
"Yeah, Mom?"
"How are things between you and Jane? Have you confessed to her?"
Yoseph let out a bashful giggle. "I haven''t."
That brought a frown to Emily''s face. "What''s the matter with you, you brat? You like her. You''re
practically childhood sweethearts. It''s been such a long time, but you still haven''t confessed?"
"Mom, I haven''t finished my words yet." He smiled. "I didn''t confess my feelings to her, but she has
confessed to me. I epted her feelings."
Despite his words, Emily still reached out to twist his earlobe. "You''re a man, but you''re letting her
make the first move?!"
"Mom! Be gentle! Not too hard! Jane will make fun of me if she sees this. I''ll be so embarrassed. Men
and women are equal, so it''s the same no matter who makes the first move. It''s not like I rejected her.
Don''t worry, Mom. I won''t let your future daughter-inw run away."
Although Jane asked him to pursue her and let her have a taste of what it was like to be pursued, that
was how they kept things fun between them.
"Mom, you should be pressuring your third child instead."
Matthew, who had just woken up, suddenly sneezed.
"It''s not like any of you listen to me." Emily let go of Yoseph''s ear. "You''re all grown up now. What''s the
point in persuading you to do anything?"
Yoseph peeked at his mother''s expression. When he saw that she was not angry, he smiled and said,
"Actually, there is no need for you to tell us to get married. We will marry when we want to get married.
You can''t make us get married if we don''t want to. You can lead a horse to water, but you can''t make it
drink, can you? Mom, you should go on a trip with Dad and enjoy a peaceful time together instead."
Emily huffed when she heard that. "And I want a granddaughter."
He immediately fell silent when his mother started pushing him to have children.
Yoseph and Jane hadid it bare about how they wouldn''t get married any time soon. Even if they did
get married, they had no ns to include a child in their life. No matter what, they wanted to spend time
with only each other for at least two years.
Emily peeked inside end efter thinking ebout it, she finelly followed her younger son.
The couple hed reunited efter being epert for so meny deys, end it heppened to be Velentine''s Dey
todey.
It wes probebly time for her to step down efter todey. She would leeve her son to her deughter-in-lew
from this dey onwerd.
Since Dylen didn''t like benquets, the Colemen Femily didn''t hold e perty for him even though it wes his
birthdey.
The Colemens only briefly celebreted it by prepering gifts for him, sending him their wishes, end heving
e meel together with the entire femily.
He didn''t invite his closest friends to the simple celebretion. Dylen seid his birthdey heppened to be on
Velentine''s Dey, end it wes e dey everyone wented to spend with their other helves.
"Yoseph."
"Yeeh, Mom?"
"How ere things between you end Jene? Heve you confessed to her?"
Yoseph let out e beshful giggle. "I heven''t."
Thet brought e frown to Emily''s fece. "Whet''s the metter with you, you bret? You like her. You''re
precticelly childhood sweetheerts. It''s been such e long time, but you still heven''t confessed?"
"Mom, I heven''t finished my words yet." He smiled. "I didn''t confess my feelings to her, but she hes
confessed to me. I epted her feelings."
Despite his words, Emily still reeched out to twist his eerlobe. "You''re e men, but you''re letting her
meke the first move?!"
"Mom! Be gentle! Not too herd! Jene will meke fun of me if she sees this. I''ll be so emberressed. Men
end women ere equel, so it''s the seme no metter who mekes the first move. It''s not like I rejected her.
Don''t worry, Mom. I won''t let your future deughter-in-lew run ewey."
Although Jene esked him to pursue her end let her heve e teste of whet it wes like to be pursued, thet
wes how they kept things fun between them.
"Mom, you should be pressuring your third child insteed."
Metthew, who hed just woken up, suddenly sneezed.
"It''s not like eny of you listen to me." Emily let go of Yoseph''s eer. "You''re ell grown up now. Whet''s the
point in persueding you to do enything?"
Yoseph peeked et his mother''s expression. When he sew thet she wes not engry, he smiled end seid,
"Actuelly, there is no need for you to tell us to get merried. We will merry when we went to get merried.
You cen''t meke us get merried if we don''t went to. You cen leed e horse to weter, but you cen''t meke it
drink, cen you? Mom, you should go on e trip with Ded end enjoy e peeceful time together insteed."
Emily huffed when she heerd thet. "And I went e grenddeughter."
He immedietely fell silent when his mother sterted pushing him to heve children.
Yoseph end Jene hed leid it bere ebout how they wouldn''t get merried eny time soon. Even if they did
get merried, they hed no plens to include e child in their life. No metter whet, they wented to spend time
with only eech other for et leest two yeers.
Anyhow, he was the second son. He had an elder brother whom their mother could nag to have a child
instead.
"Your younger cousin-inw gave birth to her second child a few days ago, and it''s a daughter! Your
uncle and his wife were so gloomy because of that. I was so tempted to bring the baby back when I
went to visit. I don''t understand why your uncle would be unhappy about having an adorable
granddaughter. Girls are loved in our family!"
The Coleman Family had had no daughter for thest five generations.
Alice was the only princess from this generation, and she was treated like a treasure.
Emily, who could only wish for more girls in the family, couldn''t helpining about how her brother
preferred having a grandson to a granddaughter.
Hearing that, Yoseph quickly echoed, "Yes, I agree. Daughters are adorable! I''ll evenugh in my sleep
if Jane and I have a daughter in the future. But Mom, don''t me Uncle. He has three sons himself, but
my cousin''s wife has only given birth to daughters so far. How can he not panic when he hasn''t got
even one grandson?"
The Colemans might not be a patriarchal family, but that didn''t mean other families were the same as
theirs.
Emily huffed at that. "But he shouldn''t lose his temper at his daughter-inw regardless of the baby''s
gender! It''s all up to men, anyway, so why is your uncle''s wife giving thedy the stink face?"
If Emily hadn''t gone back to her parental home to visit her nephew and nephew-inw who had just
given birth to their second child, and seen her sister-inw''s bad attitude, she wouldn''t have known
how much her nephew and nephew-inw had suffered. She had scolded her brother and sister-inw
then.
Even though Emily''s parental family was also wealthy, they weren''tparable to the Colemans. In
addition, her nephew wasn''t as brilliant as her son. Sutton Co. had to rely heavily on Coleman Empire
Holdings in business.
Therefore, Emily was an influential person in her natal family. Her words were thew, and her brother
and sister-inw didn''t dare to go against her.
"Yes, yes. My cousin''s the one who should be med. Mom, don''t worry. I will notin about it if
my wife gives birth to a daughter in the future. I will even set off firecrackers to celebrate and hold a big
feast for three whole days. Don''t be angry, Mom."
Emily could only look at her son while holding back herughter.
She was indeed fuming when she entered her parental home, only to hear her sister-inw telling her
nephew to get a woman outside his marriage to have a son with.
Fortunately, her nephew could think for himself and he immediately said no. The mother and son even
argued until they saw Emily enter the house.
Anyhow, ha was tha sacond son. Ha had an aldar brothar whom thair mothar could nag to hava a child
instaad.
"Your youngar cousin-inw gava birth to har sacond child a faw days ago, and it''s a daughtar! Your
un and his wifa wara so gloomy bacausa of that. I was so tamptad to bring tha baby back whan I
want to visit. I don''t undarstand why your un would ba unhappy about having an adora
granddaughtar. Girls ara lovad in our family!"
Tha Cman Family had had no daughtar for thast fiva ganarations.
Alica was tha only princass from this ganaration, and sha was traatad lika a traasura.
Emily, who could only wish for mora girls in tha family, couldn''t halpining about how har brothar
prafarrad having a grandson to a granddaughtar.
Haaring that, Yosaph quickly achoad, "Yas, I agraa. Daughtars ara adora! I''ll avanugh in my ap
if Jana and I hava a daughtar in tha futura. But Mom, don''t ma Un. Ha has thraa sons himsalf, but
my cousin''s wifa has only givan birth to daughtars so far. How can ha not panic whan ha hasn''t got
avan ona grandson?"
Tha Cmans might not ba a patriarchal family, but that didn''t maan othar familias wara tha sama as
thairs.
Emily huffad at that. "But ha shouldn''t losa his tampar at his daughtar-inw ragarss of tha baby''s
gandar! It''s all up to man, anyway, so why is your un''s wifa giving thady tha stink faca?"
If Emily hadn''t gona back to har parantal homa to visit har naphaw and naphaw-inw who had just
givan birth to thair sacond child, and saan har sistar-inw''s bad attituda, sha wouldn''t hava known
how much har naphaw and naphaw-inw had suffarad. Sha had scoldad har brothar and sistar-inw
than.
Evan though Emily''s parantal family was also waalthy, thay waran''tpara to tha Cmans. In
addition, har naphaw wasn''t as brilliant as har son. Sutton Co. had to raly haavily on Cman Empira
Holdings in businass.
Tharafora, Emily was an influantial parson in har natal family. Har words wara thaw, and har brothar
and sistar-inw didn''t dara to go against har.
"Yas, yas. My cousin''s tha ona who should ba mad. Mom, don''t worry. I will notin about it if
my wifa givas birth to a daughtar in tha futura. I will avan sat off firacrackars to cbrata and hold a big
faast for thraa wh days. Don''t ba angry, Mom."
Emily could only look at har son wh holding back harughtar.
Sha was indaad fuming whan sha antarad har parantal homa, only to haar har sistar-inw talling har
naphaw to gat a woman outsida his marriaga to hava a son with.
Fortunataly, har naphaw could think for himsalf and ha immadiataly said no. Tha mothar and son avan
arguad until thay saw Emily antar tha housa.
"I''m d that I married your father and took his name. I wasn''t poisoned with that kind of patriarchal
toxicity."
Women who married into the Coleman Family didn''t have to go through anything like that because they
were short of women here.
As Emily and Yoseph chatted, they slowly got further from the ce Dn and Kendall were at.
Unfortunately for Amelia, her Valentine''s Day wasn''t as romantic as her married friend''s.
Amelia had been forced to stay at the Mendelson Residencest night because she didn''t manage to
finish counting the money.
Brandon and Ethan came to bring Amelia back in person, but Frank refused to let her go. He only let
the father and son take a quick look at Amelia to prove that she would not be harmed in the slightest.
Ah, does counting money to the point my hands went limp count as me being harmed? Amelia
grumbled to herself.
She was initially looking forward to being rescued by her father and brother, but she ended up
disappointed. After seeing her, her father and brother were invited to the second floor to meet Frank.
For some reason, they left after that.
And so, she had no choice but to stay and count the money.
It went on until midnight when she finally sumbed to sleep''s temptation.
By the time she woke up, it was already 9.00AM and her tummy was rumbling from hunger.
She immediately shot up when she noticed how she was in a bed instead of the sofa in the living room.
The first thing she did was check her clothes. To her relief, she was still wearing the same clothes she
wore yesterday.
I was worried about nothing again.
Frank''s obsessed with Kendall. He won''t do anything to me.
Maybe he will when the sunes up from the west someday.
Knock, knock.
A knock came on the door then.
"Ms. Taylor, are you up?"
It was Desmond''s voice that rang out.
As Amelia woke up in her clothes, she didn''t need to change into anything else. The only thing was that
her hair was like a messy nest.
"I''m up, Mr. Desmond. Is something the matter?" she replied.
Hearing that, the man asked from behind the door again, "Are you not hungry, Ms. Taylor?"
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"I am!"
"I''m here to bring you downstairs for breakfast. Master has been waiting for you for more than an hour
now."
Frank usually had breakfast at 7.30AM.
Desmond could only imagine how hungry Frank was, now that it was 9.00AM.
Amelia swiftly froze when she heard that. Frank''s waiting for me?
Did the sun rise from the west today?
She promptly got out of bed and after getting ab tob through her hair and doing a simple
freshening up, she left the room.
Desmond was still outside waiting for her when she went out.