Levi sighed. "As a man, I really don't understand how your mind works. How could you give your heart to a woman so quickly? Life is so long, don't you think you're losing out?"
Levi was the kind of person who always felt like the grass was greener on the other side. Julien didn't want to talk to him.
Levi leaned in closer to Julien and continued, "You know, I have been wondering for the past twenty-something years, how on earth has my father, Neil managed to stay true to a woman like Mia Kyle for his entire life? I don't even know what he likes about my Mom. She's hardly likable and she has a very bad temper."
"Levi, I dare you to repeat what you just said." Julien discreetly opened his Whatsapp and clicked on Mia's name. Then, he pressed down on the voice record button.
Levi replied nonchalantly, "Even if you ask me to repeat myself ten times over, I would say the same thing. Other than looking slightly above average, my mom has no other redeeming qualities. Not only that, she never does anything at home. I really don't know why my father is so hell-bent on her."
Julien loosened his finger as the voice message was sent out.
When Levi started talking about this, he got excited. "On the other hand, I can understand why Uncle Kevin dotes Aunt Karen so much. She still looks so young and beautiful, and she's gentle too. She is honestly every man's dream. If I could meet someone like her, maybe I would settle down too."
Julien said coldly, "Are you seriously considering your own aunt as a partner right now?"
"I'm just saying that I like women like her. Don't overthink it." Levi glared at Julien. "As for Lionel, I reckon he wouldn't dare to act recklessly. After all, Karen Joy has the entire Kyle Family backing her. Even if she told Lionel to go out and find another prettier girl, I doubt he'd dare to."
Julien knew how deep Lionel's love for Karen Joy was but he was too lazy to explain it in detail to Levi.
"And also Jayden and Silvia. Silvia is goodlooking and Jayden is a lot older than her. He's probably already had enough fun in his younger days, so I can understand why he settled down with Silvia. But, I really don't understand when it comes to you..." Levi glanced and squinted at Julien then continued, "Julien, you said you are only twenty-six this year. You're so young but your son is already so big. Your life has been single-handedly ruined by a woman. As the president of Rovio, there are so many women who are dying to marry you, why are you shutting off all your options?"
Julien ignored him. He picked up the book on the nightstand and began flipping through it.
Levi didn't give up and continued to ask, "Julien, tell me about it. Tell me what exactly do you like about Vanessa? Why are you willing to give up a sea full of fishes for her?"
"In my eyes, she's perfect in every aspect."
"Hmph, you have feelings for her and that's why you think she's perfect. After time goes by, you'll start to get tired of her, then it'll be too late for you to dump her." Speaking of this, Levi suddenly thought of a question. "By the way, Julien, did you break up with your exgirlfriend because of Vanessa?"
Julien kept quiet.
"It's likely, very likely. Lawrie is now three years old, which means he was born just around the time you broke up with your exgirlfriend." Levi said in shock, "Julien, so you think the grass is greener on the other side too. It's just that you accidentally made a mess of things."
Julien felt slightly angry and put down his book. "What are you talking about?"
Levi said proudly, "You dared to do it, why are you so reluctant for me to bring it up? Anyway, Vanessa isn't around, so why don't you tell me what happened?"
"It has always been her."
"What do you mean by 'it has always been her'?" Suddenly, Levi came to a realization. "Julien, are you telling me that Vanessa was the girl that broke up with you all those years ago? The one that made your life completely miserable?"
"Is there a problem?"
"Julien, in other words, after all this time, you still went back to the same woman. I really admire you. Not only are you good-looking, but you're also wealthy. How can you just give up all the other fishes in the sea for this one woman? Why can't you let go?"
"I don't understand! I don't understand!" He really didn't understand. "Are the men in the Kyle and Brown family sick in the brain?" Levi thought.
"I just want to! It's none of your business!" Julien replied.
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