Filed to story: The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion
Although he had met James a few times and found him to bea decent person, sometimes Graham got the feeling that he was not as amiable as he appeared.
It was hard to say what the result would be if Jolene married into that family.
“tyes!”
Jolene nodded without any hesitation.
Since she had chosen to take this step herself, she would never regret it.
Seeing that she was determined and beyond reason, Graham could only say, “I will go and deal with the Windsors.Once you get married, don’t ever come back.You’re no longer my daughter from then onward.”
After he said that, he stood up and left the living room, feeling chagrined that he had to resort to this.
Nonsense
Inside the living room of the Windsor family’s residence was complete silence.
Everyone held their breaths in anticipation of the tense discussion that would take place soon.
James hung his head in defeat —this was the first time he had failed so miserably in his life.
“Now that everyone is here, let’s discuss how we should deal with this,” Caleb Windsor spoke.
Though he hadn’t been very involved in the family’s affairs, he was James’ father.He knew he had to step up in a situation like this.
The Windsors were a relatively large clan.
In addition to Caleb’s family, there were also his siblings’ families.
Hence, there were quite a few people in the living room.
However, no one spoke up.
They were all just branch families attached to the main Windsor family, so they had no right to oppose any decision that Caleb made.
Only the Windsors’ older generation had the right to say something.
Cillian, James’ eldest uncle, spoke up first.
His face was stern as he glared at James.
“How could you do such a despicable thing? Look at how people are talking about our family online!”
He had always valued the reputation of the Windsors beyond anything, so he was the angriest among them.
“Cillian, it wasn’t James’ fault.He was obviously set up by that woman.”
Cyrus, another one of James’ uncles, defended him.
He didn’t think James had done anything wrong.
James listened quietly, not saying a word.
He knew he had made a mistake, so no matter what they said, or even if they stripped him of his right to manage the Windsor family, he wouldn’t object.
However, there was one thing he was determined about.
Looking at his father and uncles, James slowly spoke up, “Dad, Uncle Cillian, Uncle Cyrus, this is my fault.I was careless and fell into that woman’s scheme.No matter what punishment you give me, I’ll accept it, but…”
He paused for a moment and said seriously, “I will never marry that woman.”
Upon hearing that, both Cillian and Caleb frowned.
They clearly disapproved of what James had said.
Only Cyrus supported him, but his support was weak, and he had little power in such a situation.
“This situation has caused such a big stir.How do you plan to eliminate the negative impact it has caused if you don’t marry her? “
Caleb questioned.
Like Cillian, he attached great importance to the Windsors’ reputation.
James lowered his gaze and insisted, “No matter what, I’m not going to marry her.
Worse comes to worst, just appoint someone else to manage the Windsors, then.”
“If I’m no longer the one calling the shots in the Windsor family, Jolene won’t insist on marrying me, right?” James thought.
“Nonsense!”
Caleb shouted angrily.
He had spared no effort to get James to his current position.
Although everyone was sitting together now as a family, back when they competed for the head of the Windsors, everyone pulled out all the stops.
None of them gave in to anybody else in the family.
The atmosphere became tense, and it seemed like they couldn’t reach a consensus.
Right then, the butler walked in with a phone and went straight to Caleb.
He said very softly, “Sir, the Zellwegers are calling.”
Although he said it quietly, everyone heard it all at once because it was completely silent in the living room.
Everyone turned to look at the phone, including James.He didn’t know what choice Graham would make, but he had a vague feeling of unease.
Caleb sighed and then answered the phone call from Graham.
No one knew what Graham had said on the other end of the line, but Caleb’s expression became increasingly strained.
After a while, Caleb hung up the call and looked at James.
“The Zellwegers wants you to take responsibility.”
“That’s impossible!”
James refused without hesitation and felt a little resentful toward Graham.
“You need to think carefully.The Zellwegers and the Windsors are currently in a phase of collaboration.If you refuse, our previous efforts will go down the drain, and you’ll make an enemy out of the Zellwegers.Who knows, they might turn around and join forces with the Glasses right away,” Caleb advised.
He could read the situation well and knew what lengths a father would go for his child.
Leave Me Alone
James frowned hard upon hearing what Caleb said.He looked at his father and asked, “So, you’re saying you want me to marry her?”
“Although I don’t like that woman either, she’s still a Zellweger.Her mother is also from the Glass family.She’s still a good match, so it’s not that difficult of a choice to accept her.”
Caleb analyzed the situation logically.
As a member of the Windsors, he believed that James should be prepared to sacrifice for the family, especially since James’ negligence caused this situation.
It was only natural that he should take responsibility.
If he married Jolene, the Windsors would gain the support of the Zellwegers and Glasses.
All things considered, it wasn’t that bad of a deal.
James looked at his father.He snapped out of his thoughts after a long while.
“Well, you’re certainly very rational, and what you said makes a lot of sense.But have you ever considered my feelings?” he asked.
He didn’t like Jolene.
It could even be said that he despised her.
If he married her, he felt that the rest of his life would be done for.
The thought of spending his life with her made him feel like life had lost its meaning.
“I know you’re not happy about it, but what’s done is done. We have to find a way to handle it,” Caleb answered.
He knew James was very unhappy, but what else could he do? They couldn’t burn their bridges with the Zellwegers, not to mention that the two families had a partnership.
Even if they didn’t enter into one, why would they want to make an unnecessary enemy out of another prominent family? To be fair, the Zellwegers weren’t that bad.
Accepting a member of the Zellwegers into their ranks was better than James marrying an ordinary girl he liked in the future.
James looked at his father with a serious expression and asked, “
Can’t we refuse? Is my happiness not worth considering, even if it means going against the Zellwegers? As a father, haven’t you considered the situation on my behalf at all?”
“It’s not worth it,” Caleb replied.
To him, it wasn’t worth breaking ties with the Zellweger family over something like this.