Chapter 2732


    “Will I ever get to see you walk down the aisle, kiddo? Cooped up in that office tower every day, what’s


    the big deal about making money? You’ve made enough dough for several lifetimes over. It’s high time


    you focused on your own life.”


    Nn methodically continued eating his dinner, having spent another day hustling at thepany.


    Finally home and able to enjoy a decent meal, he faced the familiar chorus of his elders’ concerns.


    But he didn’t mind the nagging; he actually felt incredibly blessed to be amid it. Some people yearned


    for such attention and never got it.


    “Grandpa, don’t talk like that. You’ve gotta be around for the long haul.”


    His mom Aline chimed in, “Exactly, Preston. You can’t just say things like that because you want to see


    Nn settled. You and Mom need to stick around for many more years. As for Nn, I’m not in a rush


    to see him married off. I just wish he’d spend a little more time on himself rather than always wrestling


    with contracts. Is making money really that thrilling? Look at your father, content with a good book as


    hispanion for the night. And you, just like him, could spend a whole day wrapped up in paperwork.


    It’s not healthy.”


    Aline slyly tossed a jab at her husband.


    “We just want you to invest more time in yourself, honey. Money’s an endless pursuit, after all.”


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    Nn nodded emphatically. “Mom, that’s enough. I get where you’re alling from. I’ll make sure to


    enjoy life too, so don’t worry.”


    Pulling out a napkin to wipe his mouth, Preston’s gaze sharpened again. “You’re calling it quits after


    that tiny portion? When I was your age, I could put away three tes of food without breaking a sweat.”


    His grandmother nodded in agreement, her way of saying her partner was spot on.


    “Grandpa, that was a different era. If I downed three tes now, you’d be asking me what sort of


    trouble I got into to work up such an appetite. Alright, you all just rx at home. I’ve got some


    unfinished business at the office but I’ll try to wrap up early ande back.”


    Aline got up to walk him to the door. “You need to spend more time on yourself, that’s the real deal. You


    haven’t been around muchtely, and your grandpa and grandma miss you.”


    She whispered thest part, and Nn nodded knowingly. He’d been tied up with a few big projects


    recently, so he hadn’t had much spare time. “Things will slow down soon, and I’lle stay at home


    more.”


    “I know you’re a dutiful son. Just drive safe, okay?”


    “Sure thing.” Nn hugged his mother before leaving. Once seated in the driver’s seat, he let out a


    heavy sigh.


    Sometimes he did feel quite lonely. After all these years of solo effort, it wasn’t that he never longed for


    someone to share his life with. Unfortunately, the one he had wanted had betrayed him cruelly, and


    now he was done with love.


    He couldn’t understand those who went through hell and high water for love, often making a spectacle


    of themselves.


    Better to keep a safe distance than to get burned.


    But just as he was ready to let go, someone else was insistent on holding on.


    “Mr. Harris, there’s been a snag with that contract in the suburbs. Someone’s filed aint over the


    land we acquired, iming we took it forcefully from their property.”


    Back at thepany, Nn was immediately presented with a thorny issue. He furrowed his brow and


    flicked through the file. “Didn’t we do a thorough investigation when we took over?”


    The manager followed in step, briefing him as they walked.