The Carter Residence.


    Geoffrey was in his precious collection room and taking a photo out of a hiddenpartment. The photo was quite old. On it was a young woman, beautiful and smiling brightly.


    Geoffrey sighed. He stroked the woman''s face in the photo gently, murmuring to himself, "Sydney, why did you have to go back? What''s so good about that man?"


    Outside the door, the butler''s voice could be heard. "Sir, there was a call from Madam. She said she won''t being back tonight."


    Geoffrey frowned. He turned around and said, “Tell her that Sebastian''s getting married. She shoulde back quickly to prepare. After our son''s wedding, she can go wherever she wants."


    "Understood," Phillip said, and then another voice came from outside.


    "Is my father inside?"


    "Mr. Sebastian, you''re back. Mr. Geoffrey is inside. Do you need anything?"


    Sebastian knocked on the door. "Dad, I need to talk to you."


    Geoffrey put the photo back nicely, locked the hiddenpartment, and opened the door. He stared coldly at Sebastian.


    "You still remember toe back, huh? If I don''t call you, you won''t even think about returning."


    Sebastian went straight to the point. “Dad, I can listen to you on other things, but I want to make my own decisions about my marriage. You can''t force me to marry a woman I don''t even know."


    "Who said you don''t know her? You''ve met her often at banquets. She''s Tammy Jones."


    "I won''t marry her," Sebastian insisted.


    He had never gone against Geoffrey before; this was his first time. He thought Geoffrey would be angry, but to his surprise, Geoffrey remained calm.


    "I remember teaching you that


    whatever you do represents the


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    family, even when you were very young. You''ve always thought it was fine. Why are you making aplete turnaround now that it''s time to get married?" Geoffrey asked.


    Sebastian said coldly, "Back then, I was too young to understand the meaning of marriage or what it feels like to love someone. But now that I''ve grown up, I can''t marry a woman I don''t love."N?velDrama.Org content rights.


    "Are you willing to lose everything for this? Even be expelled from the Carter family?" Geoffrey asked sternly.


    "Yes." Sebastian smiled faintly, fearless. "Even if I lose everything, I don''t want to lose the happiness of the rest of my life."


    "Fine." Geoffrey nodded. "Since you say so, I''ll grant your wish. You don''t have to get married anymore. You may leave." "Fine," Sebastian said. "Don''t worry. When I leave, I won''t take anything from the family with me."


    "I didn''t ask you to leave the Carter family," Geoffrey interrupted. "I''m saying, you don''t have to marry if you don''t want to. I don''t intend to expet you from the family. You''re still the president of ourpany."


    "What?" Sebastian was puzzled. "Why?"


    He had already prepared himself to be expelled from the family, but now, Geoffrey was saying he was still the president? Was this really his father? Normally, Geoffrey would be furious and might even beat him. The fact that he didn''t was already unusual. Now, he was giving up on the marriage and not expelling Sebastian from the family?


    Sebastian wondered if Geoffrey had


    cancer and didn''t have long to live, so he had decided to act like a decent person for once. It wasn''t that he thought too ill of Geoffrey; his father really was an awfubman, and he knew it all too well!


    "Why?" Geoffrey snorted coldly. "As a father, I haven''t been able to make you happy despite all these years. I finally want to do something for you, but you don''t want it. So forget it."


    "Dad, is finding some random woman for me to marry what you want to do for me? You know very well..." Sebastian said, but Geoffrey cut him off.


    "I know very well that you like Rosalie. Is that what you''re thinking?" Geoffrey saw through his son in an instant.