After a moment of silence, Noelle said, "I'll think about it some more and give Mr. Laurence my answer in two days."
"Mm. Think carefully. Remember what we told you. Don't overcomplicate things."
Noelle nodded.
Her heart felt warm.
She was an orphan. Her life was unfortunate, but in a way, fortunate. She met Doc, who had taken her in. Because she often accompanied Laurence to visit the Johnsons and the Yorks, the elders of these prominent families had come to know her and grow fond of her.
They all treated her and Laurence extremely well. Whatever Laurence had, she would too. Sometimes, she would even receive what Laurence did not have.
Those families all favored daughters over sons because they shared one common trait and that was that their families had more men than women. Thus, they treasured women especially. They had very few daughters of their own, so even someone like Noelle, who could not even be considered a goddaughter, was able to experience parental love and warmth from the elders of these families.
Noelle truly liked Laurence's family. It was harmonious and warm. Although everyone might not see each other often, whenever someone encountered difficulties, most of them would immediately rush over to help.
They were all billionaires, yet they never put on airs or acted superior in front of the younger generation. Instead, they would laugh and joke together with the younger
ones.
That did not mean they were poor at raising children. On the contrary, they
understood education very well. Their children had all been raised exceptionally well.
Countless people envied the Johnsons and Yorks, saying that all outstanding talents
in the world were born into the two families.
Ring, ring...
Serenity's phone rang.
She looked at the caller ID and said to the others, "It's Heath."
She told the others to continue ahead and answered the call.
"Mom, how could you and dad do this? You left to go have fun on your own without saying a word."
Heath complained as soon as the call connected.
"We came out to relax. Do we need
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to report our whereabouts to you? You're the one handling the company matters now. Zachary and I are basically semi-retired. When we get bored at home, we'll traveland, clear our minds.
"You're the one who refuses to date and have children. Zachary and I want to have grandchildren too."
Heath was speechless. "Mom, have
you been influenced by Aunt Jane
and the others? You're actually urging me to get married? I'm still
young so I'm not in a hurry
think
about marriage in a few years."
“You're not young anymore. You're old enough to get married."
Heath said, "Dad was over thirty when he got married. I'll wait until I'm thirty too. With how excellent I am, I'm not worried about not finding a wife."
Heath was a little narcissistic.
“Mom, don't change the subject. Where did you and Dad go? Did you go to Laurence's place? That's not fair. You didn't bring me along."
Zachary and Serenity told Jane and the others that they had handed the company over to their son, but in, reality the couple had just decided on a spontaneous trip. They did not plan anything. It was an impulse trip.
They bought their tickets, packed their bags, and boarded a plane straight to Havenmill.
Only now did Heath discover that his wife-loving father had taken his playful mother on a trip while leaving the company to him. Well, technically, the company had been handed to him a long time ago.
His father truly was semi-retired. Many matters were already being handled by him. Zachary always said that it was fortunate his eldest child was a son who could take over early.
"If we had called you, would you have been able to come? You're so busy. I didn't want to waste your precious time," Serenity said righteously.
Heath was speechless again. It was true that he could not have come. He was extremely busy.
"Mom, I have a business trip tomorrow."
“So? The company won't collapse just because you're not there. Besides, you have your cousins and Xavier too. If anything happens, just tell Xavier to handle it."
With his future son-in-law right there, Zachary would not hesitate to put him to work.