He really could not find any reason to want a son.

He thought that sons were meant for labor.

A son would need to inherit the family business. Wood Group had thousands of employees under it. Managing it requires skill and ability. Having such heavy responsibilities was also exhausting as the rise and fall of the company would befall one's shoulders.

He was certain he did not want Nicole to bear this hardship. Being a woman at work was already hard as it is. So, in the future, Joshua will ma