At breakfast time, Sylvie saw everyone waiting for her and felt very embarrassed, so she greeted them in a low voice and sat down.
After dinner, Marley was on the phone and seemed to be dealing with things about the construction site.
Sylvie and Marley’s father and mother were sitting on the sofa and talking.
“Sylvie, we’re going to visit your grandpa!” Aiden put down his newspaper and spoke.
“Okay! Dad!” Sylvie nodded. “My grandpa is waiting for you!”
Looking at Sylvie who was kind, Aiden felt a little guilty, “Sylvie, we are sorry that we didn’t care about your feelings and involved you in connections through marriage. Now you are getting along well with Marley. We are very happy and very gratified!”
“Yes! We are very happy, Sylvie!” Miriam said. “You are a good girl. Marley is so lucky to have you!”
Sylvie was touched by their words. She smiled and said, “You devote yourself to Hughes Group. My grandfather is the founder and knows what a family business means to the founder. For me, I don’t hold a grudge against anyone! You don’t need to worry about me. After all, my grandpa forced Marley to marry me!”
She said it honestly and sincerely!
“Don’t you blame us for not attending the wedding?” Aiden loved his kind-hearted daughter-in-law from the bottom of his heart.
“Well! Father was not well and lived abroad at that time!” Sylvie nodded, “After all, Marley is a very excellent man. Apart from him, I can’t find a more suitable husband. Life is transient. I will cherish him!”
“You are really a kind-hearted child. Marley is so lucky that he marries you!” Aiden was somewhat moved, but instantly, he asked anxiously, “Sylvie, Ernie is not bad. He just splits hair sometimes. After all, he is the child of the Hughes family. I hope you can help Ernie! I hope Ernie can work for Hughes Group!”
Hearing that, Sylvie was a little puzzled. They had reached an agreement on it. Hughes Group was in the charge of Marley, but why did Aiden ask her to let Ernie work for Hughes Group.
Sylvie bit her lips. A touch of doubt flashed across her eyes and then she put on a bright smile, “Dad, must Ernie work in Hughes Group?”
“Are you afraid that he will harass you?”
Sylvie shook her head. “I just worry about Marley! I’m afraid he will have a hard time.”
Sylvie did not want to hide it. Ernie put it bluntly that he wanted to destroy Hughes Group. She was really worried that Marley would have a hard time.
“I talked to him yesterday, and he said he wanted to work for Hughes Group to prove himself!”
“Dad, does my cousin have to work in the company?” Marley made a phone call, walked over, and heard the dialogue between them.
“Aiden, why didn’t you say that yesterday?” Miriam was surprised. “Ernie is unreliable. The company may go belly up if he takes over the company.”
Aiden looked at them. They disapproved of his proposal. He understood that they had the same worries, so he sighed. “If we don’t give him a chance, how can we know if he is right?”
“Dad! If so, I might as well hand the company over to my cousin and go back to the United States!” Marley said suddenly.
Aiden was stunned and turned his gaze at his son with a pale face.
“Aiden! The doctor has said that you can’t get angry!”
Sylvie pulled Marley and looked at Aiden with worries. Aiden seemed to be a little embarrassed.
Marley knew he was too excited just now. But when Aiden wanted Ernie to work for Hughes Group, Marley thought about what Ernie had done before and felt angry. His dark eyes were instantly filled with haze and the veins of his hands stood out.
Marley took a deep breath and said slowly, “Dad, if I want my cousin to work for the company, I have no opinion. After all, the company was founded by you! But I hope you can take good care of yourself and don’t worry about the company anymore. The disordered management of Hughes Group was because too many people managed it before!”
With that said, he reached out to grab Sylvie’s hand. “Mom, Dad, we’ll go back! If the cousin goes to the company, please call me and tell me!”
“Marley?” Sylvie was startled by him, and frowned gently, “Marley, you hurt me!”
“Marley, how disrespectful you are.” Aiden stood up. This was the first time that Marley had been so disrespectful.
“Dad, you are not in good health. Don’t be angry! I will listen to you!” Marley said in a deep voice. “I don’t know what we owe my cousin. Why do you just consider him?”
Marley seldom talked back to his father. This time he was really angry!
He felt that his father was a little reckless. He managed to reorganize the company. The company nearly went belly up because of his family members. However, his father doesn’t learn from it, so he was enraged.
“Marley…” Aiden was shocked. He did not expect that his son would hold a grudge.
“Dad, I don’t want to explain anymore. If you think it’s right, I have nothing to say! I just want to tell you one thing. If Sylvie is pregnant, the first child will be surnamed McCarthy! Your son sells himself to make Hughes Group pass the crisis. You think that I’m capable enough to do it. I was lucky enough to make it last time. This time, I start to sell myself. I don’t know what I can do to prevent the company from going belly up next time!” Marley complained.
If it wasn’t for the family business, why did he sacrifice himself? If it weren’t for his father, he wouldn’t care about it! He opened a company in the United States, which was running well! It would flourish sooner or later! However, for the sake of the family business and his father, he sold the company and came back home! No man would take it generously.
Hearing that, Aiden, Miriam and Sylvie were shocked!
“What did you say?” Miriam was stunned and looked at Sylvie in disbelief.
Sylvie was also stunned. She did not know that Marley had reached such a deal with her grandfather. She looked at Marley in disbelief.
Marley slightly lowered his head and looked up. He looked at his father and said with guilt, “Dad, I am unfilial! I cannot save the company myself, so I take such a shortcut. I feel guilty for my ancestors!”
“Are you serious? Will the first child be surnamed McCarthy?” Aiden felt it unbelievable.
“I am not joking!” Marley put on a bitter smile. “Dad, you’ll never know what I’ve sacrificed! I sold my company! It doesn’t matter. Worldly possessions mean nothing. I don’t care!”
The painful memories came into Marley’s mind. He sold himself for the Hughes family. He was so lucky that he married a generous and kind-hearted girl. He would have lived a miserable life if he hadn’t married Sylvie.
“Dad, I keep my word. Don’t mention it when you go to visit him! That is the agreement I reached with him.” Marley said in a deep voice.
Aiden’s hand trembled, and almost failed to stand firm. He wanted to say something but failed.
“Dad…” Sylvie saw Aiden who was trembling. She hurriedly stepped forward, “I’ll talk about it with my grandfather. Don’t worry. I didn’t know about it before! I’ll persuade him!”
“You go back! I want to take a rest!” Aiden staggered and sat down on the sofa.
“Aiden!” Miriam held his hand.
“Dad, don’t be stressed. I don’t mean to enrage you. You have to know it sooner or later!” Marley looked back at his father and said to Sylvie, “Let’s go, Sylvie!”
He grabbed Sylvie’s wrist and dragged her out.
She nervously looked at Marley and felt hurt in her wrist. She was very uncomfortable, “Marley, you shouldn’t have said that!”
As they went out of the hall, Sylvie looked at his gloomy face and said in a low voice, “Father is not in good health. He may be enraged by you. I’ll talk about it with my grandfather!”
“I can’t help myself!” Marley frowned and felt a little annoyed. “He is partial to my cousin. I don’t know what he owes my cousin! I don’t want you to be concerned about it. I can understand your grandpa’s mood. He just hoped that the family tree could continue to grow. Therefore, you need to give birth to a son!”
“Marley?” Sylvie looked at him with mixed feelings.
“Never talk about it again! Let’s go home!” He said seriously.
After driving out, Marley immediately called Ernie.
Ernie shouted on the other end, “My dear cousin, why do you call me? Did my uncle say something to you? So, you’re a little restless?”
“Ernie, what do you really want? Why do you want to work in Hughes Group?” Marley asked toughly.
“For the family, of course!” Ernie smiled and spoke.
“I don’t believe you!” Marley snorted.
“Marley, you can’t die. If you do, I will be very lonely! You must live well. I’ll take you to see the drama!”
“What do you mean?”
“You’ll get it soon! Goodbye.” Ernie hung up the phone.
Sylvie looked at Marley who was enraged and knew that Ernie certainly said something bad.
It rained in the next three days. Marley did not go to work on Monday. His face was gloomy. Only Sylvie went to work by car.
Marley went to work on Wednesday!
Sylvie could not help but appreciate him when she saw Marley’s handsome face.