Hearing that, Rachel became flustered.Nathaniel's hand clenched into a tight fist. "Mandy asked me to take good care of Rachel before she passed away. I have to protect her."Despite Nathaniel's resolve, he wasn't the head of the Hooper Group yet. Sean, on the other hand, held real power at Lawson Global. Rachel was keenly aware of this.Rachel had believed that Sean and Angeline were just like the rumors, fighting tooth and nail for inheritance rights and that Sean would never support Angeline. After all, this road trip was Robert's idea, and Nathaniel and the others were likely compelled to join by Robert's insistence. Little did she expect that Sean would fiercely defend Angeline and her two kids."Nathaniel!" Rachel looked up at Nathaniel with fear in her eyes.Seeing Nathaniel silent, she then turned to Sean. "Mr. Lawson, it's because I love Nathaniel so much that I spoke harshly to Ms. Lawson, trying to intimidate her not to compete with me for Nathaniel. It was just talk,
After watching Nathaniel and Rachel's car drive away, Kieron glanced back at the RV from the Lawson family that followed and then shifted his gaze to Lara's tent.Overwhelmed with his own affairs at the moment, Kieron couldn't afford to spare any thought on what would become of Nathaniel and Rachel next. However, out of their friendship, he decided to send Nathaniel a text.Kieron: "Sean's judgment has always been sharp. You should investigate Rachel. Don't simply trust everything she says."Nathaniel, who was driving, frowned as Kieron's message popped up.Sitting in the passenger seat, Rachel also noticed the message. She clasped her hands tightly around the seatbelt across her chest. "Nate, you have to trust me!"Suddenly, Nathaniel jerked the steering wheel and pulled the car over to the roadside. He reached out and held Rachel's face, forcing her to look at him.He asked, "Rachel, tell me the truth. Did you intentionally disfigure the Carrey sisters? Did you tell Angie you w
Nathaniel impatiently retrieved a pack of cigarettes from the console, pulling out one and biting it between his lips. His hands trembled with frustration as he attempted to strike the lighter several times without success.Seeing that, Rachel swiftly reached out, took the lighter, and lit it for him.Nathaniel turned to gaze at Rachel. Tears still lingered on her face as she held up the lighter and choked back her sobs. Feeling agitated, he tossed the cigarette out of the window. The next moment, he snatched the lighter from her and threw it out as well. Without another word, he started the car.Nathaniel had made up his mind. After this trip back, he wouldn't see Rachel again. He needed to figure out what he truly felt for her.As Sean had pointed out, many people liked Nathaniel, but he had never gone this far for others.Previously, Nathaniel had believed it was because of his connection with Mandy that he was extra caring toward Rachel. However, it was evident that what he wa
"Wouldn't it cause too much commotion if we ditched the others and left?" During her conversation with Sean, Angeline's initial anger gradually dissipated, and her tone grew more gentle. "Do you think Kieron and Lara will feel offended? Also, Jesse and Ewan were arranged by Granddad...""Forget about them! Let's just focus on ourselves!" Sean replied.As dawn approached the next day, Jesse was awakened by the noise of engines starting. He rolled over and went back to sleep. He had been driving all day the day before and was exhausted.When Kieron emerged from his tent, he saw the empty campsite... Sean's car, along with the RVs, MPVs, and SUVs that Robert had sent to protect the two kids, were all gone. He was left dumbfounded."What's going on?" Lara emerged from her tent, and she looked utterly perplexed. "Where's the RV? And where are Sean and Angeline?""Holy crap! Are they going back already?" Kieron hastily pulled out his phone and called Sean.When Sean answered the call,
Angeline sneakily glanced at Sean's expression and responded, "Sure!"After hanging up the phone, she turned to look at the two kids, who were engrossed in watching, and said, "You two, don't watch for too long. You can only watch for 20 minutes! Otherwise, it's bad for your eyes.""Right. We'll take them to the valley near Krontos next time. Getting close to nature surely won't strain their eyes." Sean smiled as he looked ahead.Angeline was rendered speechless.Following the original plan, Sean arrived at Esteridge Scenic Spot with Angeline and the two kids after watching the sunrise in the morning. Around nine in the morning, he parked the car by the side and took Angeline and the kids to play by the lake.The two little ones were overjoyed. Holding Angeline's hand, Yasmine asked, "Mommy, is this the ocean?"Xavier took the opportunity to enlighten Yasmine, saying, "This is a lake. It's the largest freshwater lake in our country!"Angeline and Sean each rode a white horse wit
"Alright. I got it!" At that moment, Robert had already removed Nathaniel from his list of potential sons-in-law."You don't need to fret. Dealing with such ignorant and overly confident people is simple. I'll just give Jeremy a call.""Granddad, please don't call him. Don't ruin your relationship with Mr. Hooper Senior because of something like this. I've already asked Danny to handle it.""Asking someone from the Vitality Biotech Group to handle it is already giving him too much credit!" Robert said with a deep voice, "The Hooper family ought to handle their family matters on their own. Enough of this. Take the kids out to play." With that, Robert hung up and angrily made a call to the Hooper family. He even demanded a compensation fee for Xavier and Yasmine. With Robert's call, Nathaniel would undoubtedly face a good scolding when he got back.Ending the call, Robert looked at the picture that Yasmine had sent over and clicked on her voice message."Mr. Lawson Senior, isn't
When Angeline returned and sat down by the heater, Sean passed her a cup of mulled wine."Thanks!" Angeline took a sip, savoring the fruity flavors of the mulled wine that Sean boiled. Just as she was about to compliment him, her phone in her pocket began to vibrate.Noticing that the call was from Nathaniel, Angeline planned to just ignore it. However, seeing as how he persistently called numerous times, she had no choice but to answer, "What is it?""Angeline…" Nathaniel's voice softened. "Sean blocked me."Angeline glanced at Sean, who was leaning lazily against the camping chair and sipping on his mulled wine. She asked, "So you called me because you're looking for him?""I wanted to apologize on behalf of Rachel. She's still young…""She's 20 years old? Nathaniel, if you really like Rachel then just stay committed to her. Don't leave her hanging while still accepting the blind dates your family arranged for you! "Instead of getting mad at you for going on these blind dates
Rachel was pushing Angeline's buttons. For that, she deserved to be taught a lesson.Therefore, Nathaniel could only leave this matter for the time being. Once everything settled down, he would then help Rachel and try to lessen her plight."I won't butt into Rachel's affairs anymore. Can you ask Sean to unblock me, please?" Nathaniel pleaded."Nathaniel, I've realized that you really have no shame. We already severed ties yesterday. The reason why Sean blocked you was because you unjustly tried to protect the person who wants to harm our children! "Now you're asking me to have him unblock you? Do you think I'm some pushover?" Despite her harsh words, Angeline's tone had softened tremendously."I'm sorry! I already know my mistakes! Please ask him to unblock me! Hooper Group has some cooperation matters to discuss with him. Sean wasn't such an unprofessional person before. Is it true that people who have kids all act this way?" Nathaniel sighed.While Nathaniel didn't mean it th