Rose was speechless.
There was a reason for Rose to take the initiative to suck up to Aino and also Sabrina. It was because Rose had heard from Holden that the child Lily was carrying was not his. Holden said to Rose with an angry grunt, "I will never marry in this life! To me, nobody could compare to Sabrina. Nobody could compare to Aino! Aino will be the closest child to me!"
Rose was rather shocked at that time, but it also made sense to her when she thought about it later on. After all, Holden and Sebastian were twin brothers. It was destined for Holden to love Aino as they were blood relatives. Therefore, Rose had an idea that emerged in her mind.
At that moment, she deliberately remained patient.," Aino, how can you hate your uncle? He likes you so much. He treats you as his own daughter. Do you know that?"
"No!" Aino got even angrier. She had liked her Uncle Holden very much. However, once she heard the old woman in front of her, the little girl immediately knew that her Uncle Holden was in cahoots with this old woman. That traitor! How nasty! Aino was so angry that she cried.
She had already told her parents that she did not wish to come this morning, but her parents insisted that
she come. Now, she was not happy again. Hmph! She resolutely would not come in the future anymore! The little girl then angrily left her grandparent's house.
When Aino left, Rose also became extremely furious. She then called Holden that night. "Holden, you like Aino and you treat her as your own daughter, but she doesn't like you. She told me herself that she hates you. Holden, you should still have your own family and your own children. I am saying this for your own good."
On the other end of the line, Holden was sulking and drinking alone. He said drunkenly, "Aino...told you that herself?"
Rose then persuaded him earnestly. "She is not your daughter. She is your brother's daughter. In the future, she will be the legitimate heir to the Ford Group.
However, you’re different, Holden. You don’t have the slightest bit of share in the Ford Group, and you will also not have the inheritance rights. You are not even Aino's uncle nominally. Think about it. How could it b e possible for such a young child who is under the influence of her parents all her life to like you?"
"Old woman! You aren't trying to come in between me and brother...and our relationship, right?" Holden snapped.
Rose instantly got irritated. "Holden! How can you talk to me like that? Don't you forget that I was the one who sent you abroad! I was also the one who gave you a billion dollars! My biological sons are no longer alive. You and Sebastian are the only two sons I have left. Both of you are brothers! What is there for me to come in between the two of you?
"Isn't it a fact that you were driven out of Star Island b y Sebastian? Isn’t it a fact that he had never acknowledged you even when you had been in South City for so long? How can it be that I am the one who came in between you two? Besides, Aino is Sebastian's child. No matter from which perspective, Aino also can't like you, the uncle that she had only met a few times!"
Holden was speechless. He had a kind of crumbling pain in his heart. He was already hurting at his limit. What was the point of having money? What is the use of being able to command the world? What about his kinship? Where is his kinship?
Holding a bottle, Holden went to Lily's small room. When he arrived at the door, he kicked the door open s o forcefully that there was a loud bang.
"Lily Parker!" Holden shouted furiously.
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