Chapter 105: Let’s Get Married!
Evan smiled at Rose’s question.
Everyone who knew his true identity would definitely ask him that. He was used to hearing it and always too lazy to answer them. But, now his girlfriend asked, he should tell her his real reason.
"Collins Group is not mine, but my grandfather’s. I don’t want to be involved in the Collins Group...." Evan drinks his mineral water before he continues. "Because, if I work or want to inherit the company, I must be prepared to follow their wishes. Including what I should do after college and who I should marry. I don’t want to live like that. I want to stand on my own two feet, without anyone else telling me what to do... especially who I will marry." Evan looks Rose in the eyes as he places his hand behind her.
Rose marveled at Evan’s point of view. But as a young man, building a company is not easy. Maybe now his business has become an enormous success, but before that, when he first started, he must have been in trouble in his teens, right?
"Did you experience many obstacles when starting your business?"
"Naturally! But, you have to remember... I’m Collins. I’ve been prepared for this since I was little. Since being able to read, my father and grandpa gave me business and autobiographical readings, not comic books or children’s story books...." Evan laughs bitterly at the thought of his unpleasant childhood.
"While other children are busy playing, I am busy studying. While other teenagers have fun with their friends, I followed my father to dinner with his business partner. Well... I grew up like that, Rose. So boring! That’s why I thought not to follow in my father’s footsteps since high school. I don’t want my life to be controlled by them...." Evan stopped talking.
His eyes dart to the blue river before him as his mind remembers those painful times. He doesn’t want to be like his father, who only thinks about money and his company. Family time? The word is not in his father’s dictionary. For him, marriage is just another business activity.
Rose listened in silence as she saw his face turn gloomy. It felt like she wanted to say something to cheer him up. Rose could feel how sad he was now, telling her about his past and his relationship with his father. But she hesitated and didn’t know what to say.