Chapter 301: Every Family Has Its Hardships
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Why am I crying? I’m crying for my granddaughter. Do you think he’s the only one with a granddaughter? I have a granddaughter too! Now that I’ve lost, my granddaughter has to marry that guy!”
‘Gabriel Gold acted so domineeringly earlier. Who would’ve thought that he’d care so much about his granddaughter?’ Finn Taylor sneered. “That young man is mature and steady, and he is even part of Peregrine Hall. Why don’t you like him?”
Hearing Finn Taylor’s words, the old man suddenly wiped away his tears and looked at the other in surprise. “Who are you? You seem to be quite familiar with happenings in Chicago.”
Gabriel Gold had thought that this young man was simply a fighter his younger brother had hired. But now, he was sure that this young man’s background wasn’t that simple.
Third Master Gold glanced at his elder brother.
“Kimberly, I’ll give you some money. Take Finn out for a meal.” Third Master Gold handed a wad of cash to his granddaughter.
The latter was naturally delighted that she had gotten pocket money and would even be able to spend time with Finn Taylor. She happily took Finn Taylor’s hand and skipped out.
Only after the pair left did Gabriel Gold speak up, “You stopped me earlier. Does this man really have such an impressive background?”
“His name is Finn Taylor,” Third Master Gold replied in no hurry at all.
“I know. You said that earlier.”
“He has another name—Timothy Taylor.”
‘Timothy Taylor? Where have I heard that before?’ However, Gabriel Gold couldn’t put his finger on it.
“His father’s name is Jacob Taylor.” When Third Master Gold said so, his elder brother was so stunned that he was at a loss for words. “His mother is Wendy Jensen, his grandpa is Brian Taylor, and his grandma is Frida Cameron.”
With every name that came out, Gabriel Gold felt his heart leap out of his chest yet again. When his younger brother finally finished his sentence, he collapsed on the ground, not daring to say anything.
Half an hour passed before he finally stuttered, “H-he’s Master Peregrine?”
His younger brother nodded.
Gabriel Gold slapped himself viciously in the face before kowtowing to the main gate. “I-I’m going back to Chicago, so help me convey my apologies. Tell him that I didn’t mean to offend him and that I hope he won’t hold it against me.”
Regret filled Gabriel Gold’s heart. ‘Master Peregrine! That’s Master Peregrine we’re talking about! How could I have gotten someone to fight against Master Peregrine? I must be courting death!’
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At the same time, Kimberly Gold had forcefully dragged Finn Taylor into a teahouse.
“I didn’t know that your family has such family feuds too.” Finn Taylor sighed, contemplating his life while sipping on his tea. ‘Indeed, every family has its own hardships. The Gold family looks amicable on the surface, but there are such feuds bubbling under the surface.’
“What did you think? We’re all the same. It sounds like you’ve experienced a lot. The Larson family shouldn’t be any problem to you.”
Up until now, Kimberly Gold still had no idea about Finn Taylor’s true identity. As such, she simply thought that the latter was thinking about the Larson family’s matters. This was why she wondered why the Larson family’s problems still plagued him.
The latter didn’t give her any explanation because he didn’t want too many people to know about his family. Although he could guess from Third Master Gold’s behavior that the latter already knew about his identity, it didn’t matter since the latter was bound to find out about it eventually.
However, it was best to keep such gruesome information from the young girl in front of him.
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After finishing his cup of tea with Kimberly Gold, Finn Taylor headed to the Larson Corporation. It had been a while since he had picked his wife up from work.
Yvette Larson happened to be getting off work when he arrived, and she spotted him waiting for her at the entrance with a bouquet of flowers. “Why are you here?”
“To pick you up, of course.”
“You could’ve just picked me up. Why did you get flowers?”
“They’re for you.”
Yvette Larson was both speechless and moved by his romantic gesture. She accepted his flowers before getting into the car.
As she sat in the front passenger’s seat, she rubbed her temples.
“What’s bothering you?”
“That bunch of relatives at home.”
“I’m sure there’s more to come.”
“What’s going on?” Yvette Larson eyed her husband, who seemed like he was about to say something before stopping himself. ‘Could something have happened at home?’
“Have you thought about why they’re here in San Francisco?”
“For a vacation?”
Finn Taylor shook his head.
“Why would they be here then?”
“The Larson Corporation used to be considered a second-tier company in San Francisco, and they didn’t even visit once then. Now that we’ve become one of the top three corporations, they immediately made their way here.”
Yvette Larson seemed to understand what he was getting at. “You mean that they want to work in my company?”
Finn Taylor nodded.
“That’s impossible. Do they think they’re capable enough to work for me?” Yvette Larson was clear about just how capable her relatives from the James family were. If she were to bring them into the company, they would probably bring the whole company down with them.
“I’m sure they won’t bring it up, but I can’t be so sure about Mom.”
‘Linda James—will she really speak up for them? Mom knows exactly how they are. It’s no different from bringing leeches into the company by hiring them! Is Mom so unreasonable?’ Though her husband made sense, Yvette Larson refused to believe that her mom would be so shameless.
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Number One Pacific Heights.
Not long after Finn Taylor and Yvette Larson headed out, the old lady said to her daughter, “Linda, we’re going to leave soon. It’s a long way away, and we might never be back. Take care of yourself.”
Linda James was stunned. “Mom, what are you saying? You’ve only been here for a few days, but you’re leaving already? Don’t you think you’re looking down on me? Besides, our house is huge, and we have so many empty rooms. You can stay as long as you want. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?”
The old lady sighed. “It’s true that we’re leeching off you. Look at Finn and Yvette’s attitudes toward us; they treat us like strangers.”
Her daughter quickly comforted her. “Mom, they’re still young. Don’t hold it against them.”
“I’m not holding it against them. It’s just that we have so many people in our family. It’s fine if we stay here for a couple of days, but we can’t possibly stay here for the long term. If we had jobs, we might move out.. Unfortunately, we don’t know anyone in San Francisco, and it’ll be difficult to find good jobs.”