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Back at home , Irene finally let her emotions get the better of her and cried her heart out . She knew Hayden always gave her cold shoulder , but she had no choice but to endure it . She tried her best to avoid clashing with him .
But today , in front of everyone , Hayden slammed the table and berated her . She couldn ‘ t understand why Hayden , her father – in – law , would treat her like this .
Feeling utterly wronged and with no one to turn to , Irene called Heidi to vent . But Heidi ‘ s half – hearted responses only made her feel worse . The only person she could truly confide in was her son , Jonathan .
Meanwhile , Jonathan was in Everport when he passed by a bustling deli . The bright red signboard caught his eye . On a whim , he told the driver to pull over . He suddenly remembered how much Teresa loved pork chops .
Just then , Jonathan’s phone rang – it was Irene calling .
Jonathan turned to answer the call , completely unaware that just a few feet away , a woman in a baseball cap and coat was walking past him . She carried a bag of freshly bought pork chops , her figure brushing past him as she , went .
“ Hello ? ” Jonathan answered the call , his brows furrowing slightly .
“ Jonathan , you have to come back for the family dinner . Please be there for Mom ,” Irene said suddenly , her voice trembling . Jonathan could hear her crying .
Irene chose not to mention Hayden’s harsh words . She had her reasons – she couldn’t let Jonathan and Hayden fall out because of her .
“ It’s nothing . It’s just … Every time Donald comes back , I can’t help but notice you never do . You’re the eldest grandson , Jonathan . Even though your dad’s gone , you’re still the eldest grandson , ” she said , her voice heavy with emotion .
Jonathan’s frown deepened as he glanced around . As he turned his head to the left , the woman in a cap disappeared around the corner . Neither of them noticed the other .
“ I’ll try to make it back for May 1st . We’ll talk then ,” Jonathan replied before ending the call . After buying the honey garlic pork chop , he paid and got back into the car . The driver glanced at him and asked , “ You a fan of pork chops , Mr. Lynn ? ”
Jonathan’s gaze darkened , a trace of bitterness.flashing in his eyes . He let out a quiet. sigh and said , “ Just drive . ” The black Maybach rolled away , fading into the distance .
Edward came home from school successfully unlocked elebrate his birthday on April 19th . Heidi had promised him a big up . But when he got home , she revealed the surprise to be a blind date .
“ Mom , seriously ? I’m just 22. ” Edward exclaimed , his frustration evident .
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Heidi shrugged nonchalantly . “ When I was your age , I was already married . ”
“ Yeah , well , that was you , not me . These days , nobody my age is rushing to get married before thirty . We just want to enjoy life a little longer, ” Edward retorted .
Heidi countered , “ Your cousin Jonathan got married at 25. ”
Edward rolled his eyes . “ And look how that turned out – divorced in no time .”
Heidi fell silent , clearly struggling to come up with another example . Jonathan was the only one she could think of , and his story wasn’t exactly a shining example .
“ Anyway , ” Heidi continued , “ Irene has already arranged everything . If you don’t go , she’ll be upset , and it’ll look like I don’t appreciate her efforts . That could make things difficult for you if you ever want to work at Jonathan’s company . ”
“ I don’t want to work at his company , ” Edward muttered under his breath .
“ Quit whining . Do you even know how many people are out of work these days ? With that mediocre college you went to and your not – so – great grades , the only reason you’d ever get into Horizonlead Group is that we’re family . ”
Edward groaned inwardly , feeling utterly defeated . His birthday was supposed to be fun , but now it was completely ruined . Just as he was about to sulk , George sent him 6 thousand , and Jonathan sent him 18 thousand .
Heidi felt a pang of jealousy when she found out Jonathan had sent Edward over 18 thousand dollars . “ Why can’t you be more like your cousin ? Look at him – he’s doing so well , and you’re just wasting your potential . ”
“ Oh , come on ! So being bad at school makes me a total failure now? ”
“ What else ? Do you know how much we’ve spent on you ? All those tutoring sessions ,
training courses , private lessons – it must be at least 300 grand . And what do we have to show for it ? ”
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