George’s POV:
After eating, I sent Jane back to the hotel before driving home. For some reason, I had a bad feeling
when I got home. I felt a storm brewing. Sure enough, as soon as I walked through the door, an unknown
object flew at me and fell at my feet. It was my mother’s phone. Its screen cracked due to the impact.
“Huh. I didn’t think you’d have the nerve to come back home. You’ve really embarrassed me this time.
And now, I don’t have a face to show to the Burke family. If you didn’t want to go on a blind date, you
should’ve told me earlier. But, no. You had to humiliate me. You even called another woman and
embarrassed Josie on purpose. What were you thinking?!” my mother bellowed, her eyes red in anger.
Truth be told, I did not expect that Jane would appear. It was not true that I called her. But thanks to her,
Josie finally stopped pestering me. Unlike my mother, I remained calm.
“I’ll go to Burke family tomorrow morning to apologize. But just this once. Don’t arrange blind dates for
me again. I have my own plans.” My mother took a deep breath to calm herself down. Once she got
ahold of herself, she turned to look at me again.
“Fine. I’ll go with you.” “Okay.” I nodded in agreement. I supposed that nothing would go wrong.
“George, don’t get me wrong. I’m glad that you have plans for your love life. But I don’t see why you
can’t have blind dates just because of it. Who knows, maybe you’ll meet the woman for you because of
me? Feelings can be developed.” My mother tried to persuade me that going on blind dates was a good
idea.
“Mom, I don’t have time and energy to build a relationship with someone I don’t like. I know what I want,
and I believe love is the framework of marriage. I’m sure I’ll eventually find someone I like. These blind
dates are just a waste of time,” I said with conviction.
“What kind of woman do you like then? I’ll help you find her,” my mother asked tentatively, still unwilling
to drop the topic. She was an open book, so I saw her intentions right away. She was making
concessions, but she still refused to let me be. In short, she was trying to manipulate me into obeying
her. Then, she would meddle with my life and marriage.
“Don’t worry, Mom. I already have someone I like,” I briefly explained. All of a sudden, my mother, who
had just calmed down, fumed in anger once again.
“Who is it? Is it Jane, the one who ruined your blind date today? As far as I know, she came from an
incomplete family. It’s okay if you just want to have some fun, but I won’t let you marry her.”
My heart sank. In a fit of anger, I walked up to my mother and queried, “Did you have her hopieroou Do
You Like Someone investigated? Let’s put aside the fact that she and I are just good friends. Let’s say
we’re really in a relationship. How could you have her investigated?”
My mother did not seem to take my words seriously. She even let out a snort and scoffed, “Why does it
matter? I’m your mother. I have the right to butt in on your relationship! And by the way, I heard a rumor
about you and that Lucy girl in the company. I’ve seen her photos. I can tell from a glance that she’s not
your type. But if you’re just fooling around with her, you do you.”
Did she really investigate Lucy? A chill ran down my back at the thought of this.
“Who else did you have investigated?” I coldly asked.
Guilt flashed across my mother’s eyes. I thought she would come clean, but she remained as stubborn
as a mule. “Only her. And for your information, I only did it for your sake and the Affleck family. You can
flirt with women as much as you want, but you can only marry someone of our social rank. You saw what
happened to Jax Todd yourself. Have you learnt nothing?” I was at a loss for words when I heard my
mother’s words.
There had always been a gap between us, And now, she just proved that it was insurmountable. My
mother was born into a noble family, so classification according to social status was the norm.
What was more, after marrying into the Affleck family, the concept was instilled in her personality. I
realized this when I was in high school. Therefore, I went to study abroad and started my own business
to break away from the shackles of my family. I never asked them for help and tried my best to stand up
on my own feet.
Because of this, I did not expect that my parents would wish to interfere with my personal affairs.
“That’s it. You might be my mother, but you can’t meddle in my life. There’s a fine line between being
protective and controlling. Don’t cross it.”
“Why are you so worked up? I just want you to go on a blind date! Don’t be selfish. Have your forgotten
that you’re the heir of the Affleck family?!”
“I have nothing else to say to you.” I turned around and left as soon as I finished speaking. In the
evening, Grandpa and I walked along the lake. I was silent the whole time.
Meanwhile, I could sense that he was watching me. He must have heard about the quarrel between my
mother and me. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and asked, “Do you really have someone you like?”
“Yes,” I answered without hesitation. I had no plans of hiding my relationship with Helen from my
grandfather. Funnily enough, although we were in a relationship, we had not reached the point where we
had met each other’s parents. I could not help but sigh as I thought of her. I could not figure out what she
was thinking, so I wasn’t sure how to tell her how I felt about her. My grandfather nodded.
“Take her home. I want to see her.”
“I will, but just not now.”
After a while, Grandpa and I were finally on the way back home. While we were walking, he turned to me
and earnestly said, “Don’t be mad at your parents for interfering in your personal affairs. They just love
you so much. In their eyes, you’re still their child. They’re smart and capable, but their emotions get a
hold of them sometimes, especially when it comes to you.”
I just pursed my lips and said nothing. I knew better than anyone else how much my parents loved me.
But of course, there should be a limit to everything. If they went beyond that, things would change
between us, no matter how deep their love and how pure their intention was.
“You’ve been independent since you were a child. In all honesty, I never expected you to follow all of our
plans. In my opinion, it’s better if your future wife is of our social rank. But if not, I won’t force you. At the
end of the day, I just want you to be happy. I only have one thing to ask you, though. Her family must be
clean and honest, and she has to be a good person. She can’t bring disgrace to our family. Now, George,
is that too much to ask for?”
“No, it’s not,” I replied with a solemn smile. As people say, “the older, the wiser”. My grandfather’s words
were irrefutable. Thankfully, my mother did not force me to go on blind dates again.
As I didn’t have to entertain her anymore, I played chess, climbed mountains, and strolled with my
grandfather as usual. Once the holidays were over and most companies had already resumed their
businesses, I returned to my work. I went to the technology exhibition with Jane.
As I had to attend several industry meetings later, I had to postpone the trip back to New York. Boswell
was in charge of Zhester Technology while I was gone. One evening, Boswell, Jane, and I had a video
conference.
“Jane, it’s been days since you arrived at Washington with George. Aren’t you gonna come to New York
to see me?” Jane chuckled.
“I’ll go to New York in a few days. Don’t worry.”
“Really? Is Jane Campbell, the chief product designer of Zhester Technology, finally willing to reveal her
mysterious veil?”
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