Chapter 89

“It's okay,” Mrs. Carter pushed forward on her seat. “I think both of you should talk about this another time.”

“No, mom,” Blake insisted, veins throbbing in his neck. “We are going to talk now.”

“I think it's too early for him to remarry Dad,” Jolie tried to wade in. “I mean, he just lost his wife.”

“Come off it!” Gerald snarled. “He didn't lose his wife. The stupid girl divorced him and left before she died.”

“Anyway Dad,” Blake spoke again. “I am not ready to remarry. I will only get married when I find a woman I love. This time around it's going to be on my terms.”

“That can't work,” Gerald glared at his son. “I want to retire. You have to take over from me. The board will not approve you as the chairman if you refuse to get married.”

“Yeah.” Blake stood up, throwing his hands in the air. “Why do I have to live by the books, by the rules? Why can't I be allowed to do what I want for once?”

“That's because you are not ordinary,” came his father's jabbing reply. “You are an heir, an