Damian stared at River, waiting for his response. River took a sip of coffee and put down his cup. He met Damian’s gaze and answered, “I didn’t know I had feelings for Rosalie previously.“When I saw her attending the banquet with Christian that night, I was annoyed and even felt like beating Christian up. I didn’t want them to be together.“Only then did I realize I liked Rosalie. She was no longer just a competitor. After going against her for so many years, I developed feelings for her.“To answer your question about whether I like Rosalie, I can now tell you confidently that I am in love with her.”Damian let out a breath of relief.Luckily, River was sincere.He was not simply using love as a tactic to trick Rosalie.Actually, Damian had noticed that River had been getting more intimate with Rosalie. That was a clear sign that River was in love.“Since you like Rosalie, why did you let her arrange blind dates for you?”Damian could not understand it.River smiled. He s

Nevertheless, River still sent a message to Rosalie asking for her arrival time.She replied that she would only arrive around half-past twelve. She had already booked a room and ordered the food. When she arrived with his date, they could start eating right away. He would not go hungry. She also told River there was no need to rush over. Of course, he could go to the hotel first if he was anxious and wait for them in the private room she had reserved.Rosalie was a young lady of the Lafayettes, and La Grande Solville was her family’s business. Making a private room reservation and ordering food beforehand was a breeze for her.She often ate at the hotel’s restaurant too, having only occasionally eaten at home.River replied: [Noted.]After putting down his phone, he did not head to the private room right away, but instead slowly sipped on his unfinished cup of coffee. He thought of ways to change the nature of his and Rosalie’s enmity.Did he really have to give up on Crest

“If the industry shift doesn’t work out, and you still think Rosalie’s the one, you can give up on Crest Co. York Corporation will always be your pillar. Whether you have Crest Co. or not will not significantly affect you.“I hope you can return to Wiltspoon to share my burden.”River had left York Corporation entirely and no longer held any position within that company. Since River had worked at York Corporation for several years, Zachary felt he was capable. More accurately, the York men were all competent. Even if they left York Corporation, they could build their careers from scratch with their own abilities.River said, “I don’t want to return to Wiltspoon and simply benefit from York Corporation. I want to rely on myself and achieve success without relying on my family for help. “Rosalie is the one. I share the same views on relationships as you all do, Zachary. I’ll love her forever. If I can’t marry her, then I’d rather not get married at all.“I also believe I have the

“Kids are like that. Weren’t we also troublemakers when we were young? That’s the nature of children. It’s fine as long as they don’t cause a big accident. Minor destruction at home is still acceptable.”Zachary would not restrain his kids. He would allow them to explore freely and unleash their nature as children.“My parents are spoiling Xavier, too. You don’t understand how scary the bond between a grandchild and grandparents can be, Zachary. My parents used to take turns to beat me up before punishing me together whenever I got into trouble.“I grew up with physical punishments from my parents. They only stopped and started talking sense into me when I was a teen.”In public, Mr. and Mrs. Bucham were elegant and well-mannered. Who would have thought that they used to resort to physical punishment to educate their son?Zachary smiled. “I recall your worst punishment was on a New Year’s Day. You snuck into your parents’ room with small fireworks when they were sleeping.“You li

Josh turned to look at his friend. He even tried to touch Zachary’s face, but had his hand slapped away. “What are you doing?”Josh smiled. “I wanted to touch your face and see if your skin is better than mine. We’re the same age and are now considered uncles.“I’m not lacking compared to you. Why do the girls only go crazy over you but not me?”Zachary said exasperatedly, “You can take all the attention if you want. I don’t want it. They don’t like me. They’re only after my identity, status, and money.“They’re dreaming of becoming Cinderella, hoping they can replace Seren’s place in my heart.“Women who like being homewreckers don’t deserve to be compared to Seren. How dare they dream of replacing her?“Do you really want this kind of attention?”Josh quickly smiled. “I was joking. I don’t want girls coming after me. Having Jasmine is enough. I’m not interested in other women, especially those who have just come of age.“They’re too innocent and not womanly enough. They can