Chapter 201
Madeline was full ear as she genuinely wanted to know more about Lance’s family. After all, Lance was unnecessarily hiding too many things from her, which made her feel lost, just like when she bumped into Katherine and Chloe.
Lance took a deep breath and said, "My father and uncle were jerks in their 20s. They were like me, but perhaps even worse, or at least that’s what my mother used to tell me back then."
"But even a jerk like them has a heart, and once they met with their future wives, they went through many trials and tribulations just to get married."
"They are deeply in love with their wives. That’s why my father got paralyzed by heartbreak when my mother fell ill. He’s too heartbroken to even think about work, so he simply handed everything to his sons," Lance paused for a moment and sighed, "My father knows about Theo, who turns into a megalomaniac after he took control of eighty percent of all the family’s businesses, and also got engaged with his nanny, Angel, without even asking for anyone’s opinion."
"I desperately want to fight for my share, not because I want the money. Empress Entertainment doesn’t give me much, nor do I want to take much. I have a trust fund that is enough to give me a luxurious life for generations to come," Lance explained. "But I want to fight for it because it was given to me by my father, and I don’t want to disappoint him."
Madeline understood Lance’s point of view.
The Empress Entertainment might be running at a loss, but it had sentimental value that he couldn’t just let go of.
"If your father is aware of what Theodore has been doing, then why doesn’t he do anything to stop him?" Madeline asked.
"He tried to, but Angel influenced Theodore, and he threatened my father that he’d ruin the family legacy if my father didn’t give his blessing to them." Lance clenched his fist as he got angry at the thought of Theodore’s actions. His big brother was getting better after seeing Madeline and Lance’s stunt. But he still couldn’t forgive how Theodore suppressed their father, who was grieving over their mother’s illness.
"A lot had happened in our family ever since my mother fell ill, but nothing could’ve prepared us for Angel, who conveniently groomed Theodore and turned him against us, his own family."