‘A rich family?’ Brian frowned, and Wendy's face popped up in his mind.
There was no doubt that Wendy would not be on his mother's list. "Mom, if I fall in love with a girl who
is excellent in all aspects except her family background—"
"No way!" Nellie said bluntly.
"Mom, is family background that important?"Brian protested.
"Of course it's important! We are an upper class family.If you don't marry a woman from a family of
equal social status, people will gossip about us behind our back!"
"So what? Does what people think of us matter more than true love?" Nellie pursed her lips impatiently
and shot her son a warning look.
"Brian, I've already given you a chance at your so-called true love.You were with Eris for four years, but
still, you broke with her.You loved her, but were you able to grow old with her?"
Brian was rendered speechless.He didn't know how to argue with his mother's logic.
"Since you can't guarantee that you'll live with a woman you love for your whole life, why don't you
marry someone who will benefit you? Brian, you are not a child anymore.You should know where your
priorities lie.Let me give you a simple example.Your father and I met on a blind date.We met each other
no more than ten times before our marriage, so I had no idea what kind of person he was, nor did I
share any kind of connection with him.But now, we've been together for so many decades.Who can
dare to say that we don't have feelings for each other?" Brian stayed silent, lost in thought.
"Love is like a plant; it can be nurtured.Trust me.I won't do anything to hurt you,"
Nellie continued.Brian took a deep breath.
He knew that his mother would never accept Wendy as her daughter-in-law.Therefore, he just said,
"Mom, I still think we should postpone the blind date—"
"Brian!" Nellie interrupted irritably.
"It's not that I don't want to go on a blind date," Brian explained calmly.
"But I just broke up with Eris.If I go on a blind date and the media finds out about it, it will not only have
a negative impact on me, but also on the company.Moreover, you want me to meet a lady of an upper
class family.If her parents find out that I go on a blind date right after breaking up with my ex, they will I
think that I'm not a reliable man." Nellie's tense body relaxed.
She patted her son on the shoulder and said with relief, "Brian, you've grown up.It seems you've
thought things through.I guess I was worried about nothing.Well, just like you said, we'll postpone the
blind date.I'll find a good candidate first, and arrange a date with her later."
"Okay!"
Now that Brian and his parents were on the same page, the atmosphere gradually turned warm.
Brian looked at Jaylen and inquired about his physical condition.
Jaylen had gone to the US for treatment.It seemed that his condition was temporarily under control,
and his body was recovering.
While in the US, Nellie and Jaylen had paid close attention to what was going on in Ywood.
First, there had been reports of a sanitation problem in their chain hotel, and then Eris had been
involved in scandals.
They were so anxious to deal with these problems that they had booked the first flight they could get.
After chatting for with his parents for a while, Brian asked, "Where's Bruce? Didn't he come back with
you?"
Nellie's face darkened at the mention of her other son.
The change in her expression didn't go unnoticed by Brian, who immediately asked, "What's wrong?
Did Bruce do something to make you unhappy again?"
"I don't want to talk about him!" Nellie said irritably, exhaling through her nose.
Brian turned to Jaylen.
With a heavy sigh, Jaylen explained, "Your brother is still the same.This time, he visited me at the
hospital every day.Your mother had a lot of time alone with him, and she tried to persuade him to quit
the entertainment industry and come to the company to help us..."
Upon hearing the last sentence, Brian's back tensed.But he inwardly breathed a sigh of relief when he
heard what Jaylen say.
"But he didn't even want to hear her out.He just refused.He has been rebellious since he was a child,
so we're used to it.If I could make him change his mind, I would have done it a long time ago! Why
would I wait till now’ He is just too stubborn!"
Nellie nodded angrily.
"He actually had some work to do in the US.I don’t know what news he got, but he suddenly decided to
come back with us.When we touched down in Ywood, he just took a taxi and left.I don't know what's so
important that he couldn't even send us home!"
"Mom, don't be mad at Bruce.He's still young," Brian said gently.
"Young? He's 24 years old this year! When I was 24 years old, you could already run around on your
own “ Nellie was so annoyed that she drank up the glass of water in one gulp.
Seeing this, Brian smiled thinly and poured her another glass of warm water.
"Forget it." Nellie sighed and looked at Brian, wanting to change the topic.
"Did you visit your grandpa while we were abroad?" Brian took out a of beer from the fridge, opened it,
and took a gulp.
"No, I didn't."
"Why not?"
Nellie’s annoyance seemed to grow, but this time it was aimed at him.
"Mom, come on.You know that Grandpa always listens to Josie, and Josie doesn't like me.Why should I
go there to be insulted? Besides, Grandpa already announced that he has severed his relationship with
us.He doesn't even recognize me as his grandson.Why should I go there? It's just unnecessary
trouble." Nellie's lips curled in displeasure.
"You stupid man!"
"Mom—"
"Did your grandpa ever tell you that he doesn't like you? He has looked after you and Bruce since you
were just babies! Even if he's angry with me and your father, he won't vent his anger on the two of
you.Look at Bruce.He gets along well with your grandpa, doesn't he?"
Brian lowered his gaze and shook the beer can in his hand, feeling displeased.
He hated being compared with Bruce all the time.After all, he looked down on Bruce.
‘Humph! Grandpa already announced that he has severed his relationship with us, but Bruce is still
shameless enough to suck up to him.Not only is he on good terms with Grandpa, but he also talks to
Uncle Ryan and Uncle Luke.
And as if that's not enough, he lived in Ensfield, right next to Uncle Ryan and Uncle Luke.
Isn't it obvious that he's trying to butter them up?He's a famous star with a lot of money, so it's really
disgusting for him to do such a thing to flatter others.
He's doing all this just because Uncle Ryan and Uncle Luke are way richer than he is.But no matter
what, he’s not going to be benefit from it.
Just because he shares the same surname as them doesn't mean that they will give him some of their
assets.
How ridiculous! Pretending to smile casually, Brian said, "Mom, since Grandpa like Bruce, let Bruce
visit him often."
"Why don’t you understand what I'm trying to tell you?" Nellie asked exasperatedly.
"What are you trying to tell me?" Nellie was speechless.
It seemed that she would have to explicitly tell her son about what was on her mind.
Taking a deep breath, she explained, "Our chain hotel might be a listed company, but compared to
Oliver Group, it's nothing! Any of the subsidiaries of Oliver Group has a higher annual net profit than
ours."
Brian shrugged.
"So what?"
"So what? Brian, how can you be so careless? Oliver Group was founded by your grandpa.Although
Ryan is leading the company right now, the majority of the company's shares is still held by your
grandpa.As his grandson, you also have the right to fight for those shares!"
Brian was stunned.His heart pounded against his chest.
"Mom, are you saying that I should fight with Uncle Ryan for Oliver Group?"
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