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KenclutchedhisfaceandlookedatJasonindisbelief.Itwasthefirsttimehehadeverbeenhit.“Dad…<b>”</b>
“ImnotyourDad!You’renolongermysonifyoudon’tapologizetoMr.Tatenow!”Jasonwasfirm.
HecouldtellthatGeorgehadasoftspotforMilly.Nowonderhehadbeenwaitingatthedoorwithoutleaving.
Ifhecouldn’tgetKentogiveup,theFitzgeraldsmightaswellfileforbankruptcyfirstthing inthemorning.
However,Ken,whowasinhisrebelliousstage,didn’tseeitthatway.Apologizinginfrontofthedivawouldmakehimdieinembarrassment.
“Iwon’tdothat!”Heyelledandran<b>away</b>.
“Getbackhere,brat!”
Jasontriedtochaseafterhim,butKenwasalreadyoutofsight.
Atthispoint,George’seyeshadturnedcold,hisearliergoodmoodwapletelygone.
HewasinagoodmoodbecauseMillyhadsaidthatshelikedhim.Itwasamelodytohisearsregardlessof
thetruth.
Now,hefeltfuriousassomeonewaseyeingher.
Jasonwipedthecoldsweatfromhisforehead,instinctivelyknowingthatwhatwasabouttohappenwouldbeunbearable.
HehadtosavetheFitzgeralds.Hecouldn’tlethisfamily’slegacyendinhishands.
Suppressinghisfear,JasonpleadedwithGeorge.“Mr.Tate,it’smyfaultfor notraisingthatbratproperly.Don’tworry,I’llsendhimabroadtonighttoaboardingschoolwherehewon’tgettebackthesefewyears!He’llneverbotherthisyoundyagain.”
Itwasstrange.EventhoughhewastwodecadesolderthanGeorge,hewasutterlycrushedbyhispresence.
Georgecoldlyraisedaneyebrow.“Thesefewyears?”
SeeingGeorge’sdissatisfaction,<b>Jason</b>quicklyadded,“Mr.George,it’snotanissue.Duringtheseyears,I’l!expandourmarketabroadandkeephimthere.Ifheinsistsoingback,I’llhirebodyguards–no,specialforcestofollowhimaround.Ifheeventhinksaboutapproachingthisyoundyagain,I’llbreakhislegs immediately,includinghisthirdone!”
Thethirdleg<b>too</b>?
MillywasshockedatJason’swilltokeephis familybusiness,
Itworked!George’sexpressionimprovedsignificantly,andhenoddedreluctantly.“Mhm.”
ToJason,itsoundedlikemusicfrom theheavens.
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wascoldbutcaring.
Millyslungherbackpackover<b>her</b>shoulderandtriedtowalkpasthim.“Nothanks.I’lltakeacab.”
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EverytimeGeorgespoke,sherememberedthoseembarrassingstatementsshehadmadeearlier.Shewouldn’tholdbackandchokehimtodeathiftheystayedtogether.
Shehadn’tevenstartedcollegeor wonanyactingawardsyet.Shedidn’twantto<b>go</b>tojailbeforeachievingthosethings.
MillysighedinreliefasGeorgedidn’tstopher.
Shehadn’twalkedfarwhensheheardhimsay,“Mr.Fitzgerald,doesthisroomhavesurveincecameras?Pleasesendmeacopyofthefootage<b>.</b>”
Jasonimmediatelyresponded,“Yes,I’llcontactthesecurities<b>right</b>away.”
Millystoppeddeadinhertracks.ShebitherlipasshecursedGeorgein herheart.
Hewastantlythreateningher.Byaskingforthesurveince,heclearlyintendedtouseittoshowhergrandpaandparents.Shewouldn’tbeabletoexinherselfatallwhenthattimecame.
“Areyouthreateningme?”Millyturnedtoreathimlikeanangrypufferfish.
Georgedidn’tseemtonoticeheranger,exiningasamatter–of–factly,<b>“</b><b>Are</b>youkiddingme?TheTatesandtheFitzgeraldsarebusinesspartners.Understandingeachother’soperationsandcheckingsurveinceisanormalpartofourcooperation.Right,Mr.Fitzgerald?”
Jasondidn’tdaredisagree.Hesaidwhilenoddingfuriously,“Yes,exactly.Youmightnotunderstandourbusinesscustoms.Checkingsurveinceis<b>a</b>standardprocedurebeforesigningcontracts.”
Millywasatalossforwords.
Liars!
Althoughshehadn’tbeenaCEO,she’dactedinmanycorporatedramasandworkedinseverapanies.Sheknewenoughtoknowthatnoonecheckedsurveincebeforesigningcontracts.
DotheythinkthatI’manidiot?
GeorgencedatherandurgedJason,“Mr.Fitzgerald,I’m<b>on</b>atightscheduleandhaveavideoconference<bing</b>up.Pleasegetthesurveincefootagequickly.”
“Ofcourse,rightaway.”
Millygrittedherteethandsaid,“Takemehomeinsteadofdoingthat.”
Sinceitwasafreeride,whynotenjoy<i>it</i>?Itmightbeawkward,butit’salrightaslongasI’mnot<i>feeling</i>embarrassed.
George’sexpressionfinallysoftenedabit.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.
Justthen,henoticedthesmallgiftboxonthetable.Itwasalongbox,wrappedinold–fashionedwrapping
paper.
RecallingMillywishingKen“HannyBirthday”<b>just</b><b>now</b>,itwasn’t<b>hard</b><b>to</b>guesswhatthiswas.
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Georgewalkedover,pickedupthebox,andtoreoffthewrappingpaper.
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Asilverfountainpenwaslyinginsidethebox.Itwasn’tanythingfancy.Itlookedinandsimplebuthe
wantedit.
Beforehe realizedit,he’dalreadypocketedthepenandswappeditwiththegoldoneheusuallyusedtosigndocuments.
“You…”Millyfrownedathisactions.“ThatwasKen’sbirthdaygift!”
George’sexpressionturnedcold<b>again</b>.“Yougaveittohim?”
Millydidn’tevenhavethetimetonodbeforeJasoncutheroff,“Haha,mysoncan’tevenwriteproperly.It’sawastetogivehimapen.Mr.Tate,youshould<b>keep</b>it.Thatsilverfountainpensuitsyoumuchbetter.”
Millywasspeechless.
EvenDanny,whohadbeenstandingsilentlyaside,couldn’thelpbutgiveathumbsup.
Jason’stterywasamazing.