Chapter 1489


    "For the past three years, how many tantrums has she thrown in front of me? How many scenes


    has she caused? How many times have I forgiven her? Every single time she promises to change,


    but it neversts more than a few days before her true colors show again! She''s all high and mighty


    now, and we''re not even married yet. Can you imagine what it would be like if we were? It would be


    a never-ending drama!" ric said, frustration clear in his voice.


    Georgia''s princess-like attitude might work on someone else, but he was at his wit''s end!


    With that, ric stormed off towards the staircase.


    Angelina red at ric''s retreating back and vented to Beatrice and Remington, "Can you believe


    him? He''s thirty and still can''t keep his cool!"


    Angelina was truly worried.


    Remington pondered for a moment before saying, "ric has a point. Marrying the wrong person


    can lead to a lifetime of misery. If their personalities sh so much, maybe it''s better to..."


    "Dad, what are you saying? The Reed family has done so much for ric, turning him from a


    nobody into the vice president of the Falconer Group. Think about all they''ve invested. The stakes


    are too high for a simple break-up now."


    Beatrice sighed. "Why can''t this kid give us a break? Look at Jeremiah, he''s been a blessing.


    Married to Ms. Suttner without a hitch, and now he''s sessfully managing our overseas


    operations, making everything prosper."


    "Jeremiah has always been bright and sensible, steady in his decisions, while ric has been


    reckless, acting without thinking of the consequences. It''s just their nature," Remington sighed.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Hearing the elders praise ric''s cousin Jeremiah and list ric''s faults made Angelina worry more


    than ever. Her greatest fear was the elders settling on Jeremiah as the heir, dismissing ric''s


    potential.


    Over the years, she had done everything to support ric, promoting him from aid-back manager


    in a small firm to the vice president of the Falconer Group, all to ensure he''d one day outshine


    Jeremiah and take over as the CEO of the Falconer Group.


    At this crucial point, ric couldn''t afford to mess up.


    "ric is just being temperamental. He''spetent; look how he''s brought the Reed family on


    board, creating so much value for our family,” Angelina defended him, worried that the elders might


    believe rked ability.


    "Creating value is one thing, but hispatibility with Georgia is another," Beatrice pointed out.


    "Young people can adjust their personalities. I''ll go up and talk some sense into him. He''ll see


    reason," Angelina said with a smile, then headed upstairs.


    Back in his room, ric took off his shirt and examined his back in the mirror. It was marked with


    red welts, some bleeding, a shocking sight.


    Beside one particrly nasty welt, there was a faded scar, an old wound from three years ago when


    Hertha had pushed him, causing him to hit the edge of a nightstand.


    Seeing that old scar, ric remembered the night Hertha had spent in his room, and his heart


    ached.


    "Does it still hurt?" A female voice asked from the doorway.