Chapter 408


    Chapter 408 Nothing Good Will Come Out of a Forced Marriage


    Ah, forget it. Nothing good wille out of a forced marriage, anyway, thought Stefania. She said


    apologetically, “Hayley, what happened this time was Nichs’ fault. If you need any help in the future,


    feel free to ask us.”


    Hayley pursed her lips and nodded, but her eyes flickered for an instant. In reality, her actual purpose


    foring here wasn’t to call off her engagement to Nichs, but to pretend topromise herself in


    order for the Sawyer Family’s elders to see how mature and sensible she was.


    Kieran left the hospital afterward. As soon as he got into his car, he immediately gave Nichs a video


    call. “Nichs, let me tell you this. The engagement has been called off, so you cane back now.”


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    “The engagement has been called off?” Nichs’ surprised voice sounded through the phone. “What


    happened? You’ve got to exin it in detail.”


    “What else could’ve happened? Hayley can’t afford to lose face after you kicked up such a huge fuss


    by leaving. And besides, Grandpa was hospitalized again today, so she came to have the engagement


    called off.” Kieran told Nichs what had happened just now. Then, he questioned, “Nichs, when


    are you gonnae back? You’d bettere back quickly, or I’m gonna die young. You’ve got no idea


    how unbearable my life has been these days. Not only do I have to deal with thepany’s affairs, but


    I’m threatened by Mom and Dad every single day.”


    Nichs was unmoved by Kieran’sints, though. He replied in an impassive voice, “I have no


    ns toe back anytime soon.”


    Kieran whined in the video, “Why? Hasn’t the engagement been called off? Why wouldn’t youe


    back? Do you really want to see me die young?”


    Nichs’ eyes darkened. Inwardly, he knew very well that the annulment of his engagement to Hayley


    was just a stall. After all, he knew Remus well enough. If Remus could really change his mind so


    readily, he wouldn’t have had to rebel to such an extent. And besides, Hayley was a scheming woman


    who coulde up with all kinds of tricks, so it was hard to say that she didn’t have another n in


    mind.


    Seeing how Nichs remained silent in the video, Kieran could actually guess what he was thinking.


    He couldn’t help but mutter, “No matter whether the annulment of your engagement to Hayley is real or


    not, the engagement is at least called off for now. If you still don’te back, Grandpa, Dad, and Mom


    are certainly not gonna let you abandon thepany like this.”


    Nichs thought up an idea. “What about this? Tell Grandpa that I can run thepany remotely, but


    I’m not going back anytime soon.”


    His words filled Kieran with deep resentment. “All you know is let me do such thankless jobs.”


    “That’s because you’re the right person for the job.” Nichs nced at him with a barely noticeable


    flicker of amusement in his eyes. “If there’s nothing else, I gotta go.”


    “Hold on a minute! Who said there’s nothing else?” Kieran hurriedly stopped Nichs from hanging up.


    He asked, “You haven’t told me why you’re noting back!”


    Nichs didn’t hide his ns. “I’m gonna take advantage of these days to take Greg to different ces


    to foster our bond with each other. Ever since he was born, I had either been carrying out missions for


    the army or busying myself with thepany’s affairs. I want to make it up to him for that.”


    Kieran didn’t believe every single word Nichs had said, though. He curled his lips before saying


    sourly, “You wanna make it up to Greg? The way I see it, that’s not the only reason. My future sister-in-


    law is gonna travel with you two, right?”


    Remus stayed in the hospital for two days. After his health improved, he went back to the Sawyer


    Residence. On the day of his discharge from the hospital, he learned from Tobias about the annulment


    of Nichs’ engagement to Hayley. Tobias, Stefania, and Kieran hadn’t told him about the annulment


    of their engagement earlier out of concern for Remus’ health.


    On their way home, Kieran took the opportunity to tell Remus that Nichs wouldn’te back


    anytime soon. “Nichs said he’s nning to take Greg to different ces to foster their bond.”


    Remus’ expressionless face betrayed no sign of emotions when he heard Kieran’s words.


    Seeing Remus’ expressionless face, Stefania shot Kieran a re and started to persuade the old man,


    saying, “Dad, it’s true that Nichs hadn’t spent much time with Greg all these years; he was either


    busy with the army’s missions or running thepany. He said that he’d be running thepany


    remotely, anyway, so why don’t we just let him be?”