A Contract Marriage With My Boss

Chapter 31: I WILL SUPPORT YOU

Mr. Thomas stopped beside the flower beds. He turned around to look at Sarah, a little anxious and

sad. "You are a patient woman, Miss Tyler. You've not asked me where we are going at all." Then he

smiled and, at this moment, his old face became radiant and he appeared far younger than he had

before. He had clearly been a handsome man in his youth. Charles bore a strong facial resemblance to

his father when he smiled. Mr. Thomas asked again, "Do you know why I have taken you here?"

Sarah lowered her head. She assumed that he might also want her to leave Charles as Mrs. Thomas

had. His way, however, was more moderate. Unlike Mrs. Thomas, he had at least taken her to a quiet

place to talk.

No matter how the conversation took place, however, she was not welcomed. Sarah prepared herself

for further disappointment and replied gently, "I think I know. I understand that you don't want me to be

with Charles. I have already promised that I will leave him and let him go." She had made up her mind

to leave Charles. It was clearly impossible for them to be together, whether it was for her future

happiness or Charles's happiness.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Thomas shook his head and smiled, "You have me wrong. Miss Tyler. In fact, I have

brought you here to persuade you to be with Charles."

Sarah suddenly lifted her head and looked at Mr. Thomas blankly. She thought she must have

misheard.

Mr. Thomas nodded at her. Sarah was stunned and eagerly inquired, "Mr. Thomas, what are you

saying? Why would you want me to be with Charles?"

Mr. Thomas nodded with a smile; he looked very kind and had a sense of someone who had become

wiser and kinder with age. He said, "I know my son very well. I just want him to be happy. All fathers in

the world hope for their children to be happy."

Sarah paused again, thinking that this man who stood before her was quite different from many rich

people that she was used to interacting with. Mr. Thomas squinted and looked up at the sky with a little

blue in his eyes. "Miss Tyler, will you sit down and listen to some stories about Charles?"

Sarah nodded, then they sat down beside the flower beds. Although Mr. Thomas was rich, it didn't

seem to affect him all that much. Sarah kept silent and thought about how unusual this man was.

Mr. Thomas looked at Sarah and said, "Charles was extremely rebellious even as a child. No one could Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

control him. In fact, I consider it to be partly my fault. His mother and I were always busy with our

business and didn't care for him when he was young. Sometimes we saw each other as little as one

month during the year. Charles was left in the care of a nanny. I believe this is the reason why he

became so short-tempered. He may have despised that we didn't pay enough attention to him. I felt

guilty all the time. We didn't do anything for him and hardly cared for him after he grew up. In fact, he

largely kept away from us and didn't listen to us. Initially, he wanted to be with Emma." At this point, Mr.

Thomas stopped for a little while and looked at Sarah. It seemed that he was afraid that Sarah might

become uncomfortable hearing about Emma.

Sarah didn't mind it at all and said, "Please go on, Mr. Thomas."

"He made his mind up that he would be with her, and no one could stop him. He never listened to us,

often doing the opposite of what we said. Finally, we looked for ways of coercing Emma to end their

relationship. Eventually, Charles gave up on the idea of them being together. After that, he ran away

from home to start up his business and didn't come back home for a long time. He even bought a

house here so that he didn't have to go home anymore. I always felt that I owed him something. I never

realized it before, but now…" Stopping mid-sentence, his face suddenly turned very pale as if he had

remembered a cruel memory. Then, he smiled bitterly and continued, "Everyone experiences birth and

death, and men are subject to sudden changes of fortune. I myself am not sure how long I have to live.

Perhaps one day soon I might die. I always felt guilty about Charles. I am not a good father, so I felt

guiltier after we deprived him of being with Emma. I wish I could do something for him. This time, I can

see how wildly he devotes himself to you, and may even be falling in love with you. Moreover, he came

to ask for my opinion several days ago. He asked that if he still disobeyed the marriage, we had

arranged, would I treat him the same way that I did last time."

Mr. Thomas lowered his head and said, "I think Charles didn't make a commitment to you at the

beginning because he was afraid that he couldn't fulfill that promise, and maybe we would hurt you like

we hurt Emma."

Sarah felt her heart sink into her stomach. She recalled his behavior from the past, and it seemed that

the explanation did make sense. But why would Charles fall in love with her? Was Emma not still the

love of his life? After all, he had loved her so much and for so long.

"When he found me to ask for my opinion, I thought I should do something for him. Otherwise, I may

never have another chance to make it up to him. As for the perfect match for marriage, I took it too

seriously before. Now, however, what is the point in marrying for money? We have enough money now,

and we needn't earn more from marriage. It is crucial that Charles is happy. That's enough!"

Mr. Thomas's words shocked Sarah. Unexpectedly, the leader of the family business looked upon their

fame and wealth with indifference. To Sarah's surprise, he didn't look down upon her at all. Sarah

suddenly felt awe-stricken, even moved.

"So, Miss Tyler, please give him another chance if you still love him. Don't be afraid of my wife. This

time I will support you. Miss Tyler, would you like to be with Charles?"