“Go. Leave and return to the Thomases.” Peter pulled his hand away from Esme’s embrace.Esme looked at him pitifully. “Aren’t you sending me there?”“I’ll pay you a visit later,” Peter responded coldly.Esme was so glad to hear this. Still, she maintained her pitiful, puppy face. “Okay. I’ll wait for you. If you don’t come to me, I’ll stay up at night and keep on waiting for you.”Peter nodded and saw her off. Then, he returned to his laboratory and dialed his home’s number.Upon picking the phone, Mrs. Hall spoke into the phone anxiously, “Peter, Sally and Britney went out for lunch. And they’re not back yet! Could Sally have run off with that man?!”Mrs. Hall’s words battered on Peter’s guilty conscience as he recalled the lie he made to confine Sally at home.“Mom, it’s a misunderstanding. Sally has never had a boyfriend before and she’s not pregnant. I’m sorry. I’ve made a mistake.”“Huh?!” Mrs. Hall was confused and furious upon hearing this. “A mistake? How could you make
“Yes, yes! Britney is a fine lady indeed! Oh, my son! Finally, you’re seeing reason!”Peter said, “Mom, I’m calling you to inform you and Dad of our relationship. Britney and I will be getting married soon.”“Oh? Married? So soon?! That’s great news! Oh, after pursuing you for so long, Britney’s love is finally reciprocated! I’m so happy that you acted so fast after you’ve finally understood what a good match she is. I’m so proud of you, Peter!” Mrs. Hall was overjoyed from hearing the news. Peter gave a bitter smile and said, “Thank you, Mom. I’ll visit Mr. and Mrs. Thomas today to deliver the news. This should also give you time to prepare for what’s coming.”“Good! That’s good! Son, you’re the best! Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to hang up and tell your father the good news!”“Mom…” Before Peter was able to say anything else, Mrs. Hall had hung up the phone.He wanted to ask them how they had been getting on in all those years he was not around them. Still, he had been livi
Set off by trepidation, Sally said to her mother, “I have my reasons to not support their union. You’ve got to trust me on this one, Mom! I will never hurt my brother. But we have to stop them from being together!”Mrs. Hall shook her head in disagreement. “Your brother is about to turn thirty-five this year. If you do that, he might have to live all his life alone. It took him forever to finally decide to be with Britney…”“No, they can’t be together!” Sally said determinedly, “I won’t allow it!”Mrs. Hall was finally angered by Sally’s words. “You’re just his sister, not his parent! It won’t matter even if you don’t accept their union!”“I won’t allow it! I won’t!” Sally took her phone and dialled Peter’s number. It was then she heard his phone ringing from beyond the door. She quickly stepped out of the house. It was then that she saw Peter walking toward her. “Pete, I need to have a word with you!”“Sally, don’t make a scene.” Peter looked at her coldly.“Pete, are you sure
Peter felt as though his heart was pierced by a knife when he heard that.“Sally, I’m not the good big brother you think I am.”“But you’ll always be the big brother who guided me to have faith in the goodness of life. Because of that, I have turned out to be a good person! No matter what you’ve been through overseas, you’re always that good brother of mine. A person can be either good or bad. So long as that person is not rotten to the core, there’s still a chance for them to redeem themselves and become good again.”Sally gave Peter her speech from the bottom of her heart. “Pete, to me, you’re a good man. You’re a good brother.”“Sally…” Peter let out a lonely, helpless sigh and said, “You’re all grown up. You don’t need me to watch over you anymore. So after we get married, I’ll take her away, away from everyone in Fortuna.”Sally was surprised to hear that. “Do you think she wouldn’t be able to hurt us just by taking her away?”“…” Peter stared at Sally speechlessly. His litt
Sally could not hold in her tears anymore. Her tears streamed down her cheeks.She quickly wiped off her tears and said, “They’re our mom and dad, not just mine! They had hoped to see you getting married and having a child. They had always wanted to care for and dot on their grandchild! How can you just up and leave them like this?!”If it were not for that wicked Esme, her good brother would not have lost his mind like this! She was not convinced that Esme would really behave herself. There was no way she would marry Peter and give birth to his child!“Sally, I’ve made the best compromise I could. Why can’t you understand?” Peter said in anguish. He felt that he had no right to face his little sister anymore.Sally said sarcastically, “Understand? Understand what? Understand why you’d leave your dearest family for true love? Peter, I could not shed that thought from my head in the past three days… That if no one came to save me that day, my life would be completely ruined! If that
Fia was stunned. “Have your injuries completely healed? You don’t have to be in such a rush to learn the massaging technique. My chest isn’t in any pain lately and I’m doing alright.”“The earlier I master it, the better I’ll feel,” Sally said. Then, her thoughts wandered to her own brother and she couldn’t help but ask, “Fia, there’s something I want to ask of you.”Fia said, “Just say it, Sally.”“Can you ask Conrad for help? Don’t let my brother get married when I’m not around.”“With who?” Fia asked sternly. “Esme?”Sally said in frustration, “Fia, I don’t have proof that she’s Esme. Can you ask Conrad to put in more effort to investigate her? He’s familiar with Esme… He should be able to find something.”Fia remembered how well Conrad treated Esme in the past. Even now she still had suspicions that he still had some feelings for her.If possible, she really didn’t want Conrad and Esme to have any chance to be together alone.However, Sally did too much for her already. Sh
“The Halls was one of the worst hits. Doctor Sally’s father jumped off a building when he couldn’t handle the stress. However, he didn’t die from it. Instead, his wife and his children had to suffer for it. Peter, who was less than sixteen years old back then, had to bear the responsibility of keeping the family together. He would study and work part-time a lot, and some of them were even…”Silas couldn’t tell him due to the unsavory nature.Conrad frowned and said nothing.Silas then said, “Right, sir. Peter’s record back in university is a little weird.”“How weird?”“Other than attending the classes for his core subjects, he was almost non-existent on campus. And I couldn’t find out what kind of part-time job he worked,” Silas said, still confused.Peter was not even sixteen then and already had to bear his familial duties. Not only did he have to pay for his parents’ living costs, he also had to finance Sally and his own tuition and living expenses.During the period of time
“You’re here, Peter!”“Hello, sir.” Peter stood up and greeted him like a gentleman.“Have a seat! You don’t have to be so polite here.” Mr. Thomas walked over with a wide smile on his face and pulled him down to sit.Peter glanced at him and sat away discreetly.“Peter, you only mentioned wanting to marry Britney last time and we haven’t gone through the details yet. So… I want to ask you some things. I hope you don’t mind.”“Sure. Ask away.”“After you and Britney get married, are you going to move out or continue to live with your parents?”Peter replied with a smile while maintaining his courtesy, “It’s up to Britney.”Mr. Thomas gave him a thumbs up. Originally, he was thinking of having Britney join Maxwell Corporation and marry Conrad.But from the looks of it, they had no chance anymore.Peter was at least someone diligent and talented. If he could fulfill his requests, he wouldn’t mind agreeing to them being together!“Shall we continue where we left off last time?”