"Little Aunt, Great Uncle was so angry that he left. Are you really not going to check on him?" Karen Joy asked Mia. What Mia asked earlier was too difficult to answer. Hence, Karen Joy changed the topic to pull Nathaniel out of his predicament.
Karen Joy was always like this. To avoid her family making things difficult for Nathaniel, she always stood up for him, to shield him from any grievances he might suffer.
Nathaniel felt touched and couldn't help but hold her hand tighter. He smiled gently at her and said, "Karen, don't worry."
But yet, Karen Joy was still worried. "Brother Lionel, I..."
He reached out and pressed Karen Joy's lips with his thumb to stop her from talking. He then looked at Mia and replied with a smile, "Being the President of Country A is important to me, but it is much less important than Karen Joy to me."
He had gone through so much hardship and put in so much effort to rise to the position of President of Country A. It could be said that it was the proudest moment in his political career.
Many people could only dream of his position, so everyone would assume that this position was the last thing he would want to lose in his life.
But to him, this position was not worth anything when compared to Karen Joy.
Only Nathaniel knew the strength Karen Joy gave him. This strength kept him going, and nothing could beat him down... As long as he was not beaten down, the position of President was nothing! He could achieve anything he wanted.
Mia was very satisfied with Nathaniel's answer, but she was not the kind of person who would surrender just after hearing a few nice words.
She looked at Nathaniel for a while and said, "Anyone can say nice words, but most of them do not practice what they preach. So, Mr. Cooper, which one are you? Are you a man who abides by his word, or a man that makes empty promises?"
Karen Joy became anxious again and said, "Little Aunt, don't make things difficult for Brother Lionel. I know his character, but..."
She wanted to explain more to defend Nathaniel's character, but Nathaniel squeezed her hand and interrupted her, "Mrs. Brown, don’t worry. I will try my best."
Mia glanced at Karen Joy and warned her to shut up. She then said, "To be honest, Mr. Cooper, I don't really care if you are a man of your word. I only hope you can do your best and love our Karen in the best way possible."
Nathaniel nodded, "I will."
Mia added, "You should also understand that today, I'm just evaluating you on behalf of my brother and sister-in-law. If you want to get the recognition of everyone in the Kyle family, you have to continue to work hard. Of course, it cannot be just for show. You have to really take care of our precious Karen sincerely."
Nathaniel continued to nod.
Of course, he knew that Mia was the easiest person to convince. The real obstacle was still Kevin Kyle. Karen Joy would be Nathaniel's only if he passed Kevin's final evaluation.
"Okay, please continue with your dinner. I'll go and check on my Neil." Mia put down her cutleries and got up to leave. After two steps, she thought of something. She looked back and said, "Brat, aren't you coming with me to find your father?"
Levi shook his head and said, "Mom, I'm not full yet, I want to eat more. You can go and look for Dad on your own."
He was not so silly. Why would he follow his mother when his father was still angry? Levi knew clearly that he would suffer very much if his father's temper flared up.
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