Chapter 657 A Father's Deep-Rooted Love
Standing there, Lauren was pursing her lips.
After a few seconds of silence, she finally said, "Dad, I haven't been back for two years. How are you?"
With a glance at her, Dexter said impassively, "Whether I'm fine or not, you can see it with your eyes. There's no need for you to ask me."
Hearing that, Lauren was speechless.
For some reason, she had no idea where did he develop such a resentment way of speaking.
Initially, she had mentally prepared herself for a long time before she dared to have a deep conversation with her father.
But after being teased by Dexter, the warm atmosphere was gone at once.
With a helpless sigh, she felt a headache.
After some thought, she simply sat down on a chair next to him.
It was obvious that approaching her father in a soft way would not work, but she couldn't give up, so she decided to communicate with her father in the old way.
With this thought in mind, Lauren looked like she was about to throw the handle after the blade.
Looking at her father, she replied, "Dad, let me tell you the truth. I'm married to Jameson, and I already have a son. Furthermore, we had our marriage certificate for two years. Can't you just change your prejudice against us from the bottom of your heart and accept our marriage?"
While Dexter poured himself some tea, he snorted.
"Regardless of whether I agree or not, aren't you already married? is it that important to you whether I agree or not?"
Again, Lauren was stunned.
She felt as if her father had eaten a bomb, which would explode no matter what she said.
Hence, she simply gave up the idea of resisting.
Without being mindful of her attitude, she just wanted to vent her anger on him.
Henceforth, she said directly, "You knew exactly what it means to me if you agree. Why do you want to provoke me with those words? If I really don't care, I don't need to call you frequently over the past few years, hoping to get your forgiveness."
Hearing that, Dexter paused his movements.
Over the years, Lauren did call him frequently.
But every time, unless his grandchild was over there and he could hear his voice, otherwise, he usually wouldn't communicate with her.
The way he refused to communicate had prevented Lauren's urge to ease the relationship tension with her father.
There was nothing she could do, so that was also why she chose to communicate with him in person today.
Putting down her cup, she looked up at him.
The look on his face was serious, which Lauren had rarely seen over the years.
For a moment, she fell in a trance, as if she travelled back in time to many years ago when her father sat there and lectured her with a straight face.
She hadn't seen this scene for a long time.
Because when they were not speaking to each other, Dexter would not lecture like this.
As he refused to talk to her, how would he give her a lecture?
Suddenly, she became emotional and heard Dexter spoke in a deep voice. "Since you want to ask me, then I'll get to the point."
Upon hearing that, Lauren nodded repeatedly. "Go ahead."
Dexter's tone was solemn. Thus, it could be inferred that he was serious.
"Initially, I didn't agree with the relationship between you and Jameson because is a member of the Ethanbez Family. I believe you know the family's background."
"Lauren, there are too much darkness and complexity in this world that you can't imagine and will never experience. I don't want you to be involved in those dark disputes."
"If you stay in the Visstead, no matter who you marry, or even if you don't get married for the rest of your life, I can still support you. But if you really get married to him and go to F Country with him, have you ever thought about what would happen?"
"In the future, if you are bullied by someone, or if you encounter danger, or when he is no longer treats you nicely, or if you regret it, do you have a way out then? What will be your Plan B?"
"Lauren, marriage is a life-long decision. I hope you can think it through. But I know that it's useless for me to say these words now."
"You've made up your mind to be with him. Since that's the case, I have nothing to say. I can only hope that you'll be happy in this marriage! You won't be needing me in the future, and I also hope that you won't regret your choice."
After listening to that, Lauren sat there in a daze.
At that moment, she felt her heart sank.
On the contrary, Dexter felt the same as it was something he had been wanting to say for a long time.
Now that he had said it, he felt more relaxed.
Therefore, he continued to brew tea after he finished his words.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lauren suddenly threw herself at him and held him in her arms.
As she sobbed, she called out, "Dad..."
Suddenly, Dexter's body stiffened.
How many years had it been?
Ever since his daughter grew up, how many years had it been since she hugged him like this?
As Lauren's mother had passed away early, over the years, he had acted the role of a father and a mother to bring up the siblings.
In his heart, Lauren was once the apple of his eye.
No matter what she did, as long as she was happy, and as long as she was safe, he would agree.
Therefore, even though he thought that the entertainment industry was not good at the beginning, he agreed with her because she liked acting.
Along the way, he invested in an entertainment company and set up a broadcasting platform just to pave the way for her.
In all those years, no matter how hard it was out there, he never let her struggle the slightest.
And Lauren had also been very obedient.
Even when she was sometimes self-willed, she knew where to draw a line and would not act recklessly.
However, when Jameson appeared, everything was completely destroyed.
She had fallen in love with someone who her father hadn't have the confidence to know thoroughly.
It was another complicated and distant world. When he had someone to investigate Jameson and learned about his experiences in the past few years, he found out that he was no longer the poor boy who had pursued Lauren back then.
However, it was precisely because of this that he felt even more worried.
Being around for decades, the fact that he had built Jones Group from scratch to where it stood today proved that he had experienced countless hardships along the journey.
How could he not understand that as an illegitimate child of the Ethanbez Group, what Jameson's identity represented?
As a father, he didn't like Jameson, and he didn't like his background.
Although businessmen saw great importance to profit, and there was also a dark side to it, generally, they still functioned under the rule of law.
But the Ethanbez Group was different.
As far as he knew, in F Country, the Ethanbez Family had done a lot of illegal businesses in Santianz. The blood on their hands was something a normal and uprighteous businessman like them could not interfere or get involved.
That was why he was so against Lauren and Jameson being together.
But now, it seemed that it was too late to say all these.
With the thought in mind, Dexter let out a sigh.
Reaching out, he patted his daughter's back and whispered. "Before your mother's death, I promised to take good care of you and your brother, especially you."
"But in fact, I failed, and I can't change your perspective about love."
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