Nicklaus immediately checked his watch—it was past 4 PM, and he needed to get home before dinner. Now Old Man Fin had decided to show up unannounced.Ignoring the old man's presence, Nicklaus got into his car, but before he could close the door, one of the Fin family's men approached with a message."Good day, sir. My master would like to speak with you," he said.This reminded Nicklaus of a proverb his African friend from school always repeated whenever he missed something important but got away with it because of his father's influence: "If the mountain will not go to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the mountain."He muttered this under his breath before taking his hand off the steering wheel.He got out of the car and looked at Chris, as if trying to communicate silently."Did you know Old Man Fin would be coming?" Nicklaus finally asked after a long stare."No, Young Master. I had no idea he would come personally—this rarely happens," Chris said. Nicklaus nodded before walking confi

Nicklaus raised his eyebrow after hearing the word "family." "This man must be joking," Nicklaus whispered to Chris.Nicklaus hadn't thought about marriage at all lately. After his experience with Stella, he had decided to stay away from any form of commitment."Welcome! You're highly welcome!" Nathan repeated, gesturing for them to follow him to the dining table.Nicklaus sat in the chair facing Theresa. She wore a beautiful dress, and gazing at her, Nicklaus could imagine she looked like a goddess.He looked away and shifted his attention to the food being served in front of him."Nicklaus, I've seen the things you do. I heard how you treated Old Man Fin on his deathbed. Do you know what you did is the talk of the town?" Nathan asked, but Nicklaus just shook his head."His granddaughter was helpful to me, so it was nothing really," Nicklaus said, noticing how Theresa's eyebrows twitched."Oh, are you two acquainted?" Nathan asked."No. You know our history with the Fin family—we're

Nicklaus wasn't concerned about the pain—he had felt so much pain before that he'd stopped thinking about what most things would cost him."What if I don't want to let go? Does that mean I've now turned into the people I want to hurt?" Nicklaus asked, arching his brows. He knew that if he had asked the question without adding the second sentence, she would most definitely have said he was slowly turning into those he despised."The thing is, did you like them? Did you like seeing them the way they were? Didn't you want them to change?" Theresa asked, her accent sounding so appealing to Nicklaus that he almost wasn't ready to continue the conversation."Change? You talk about change like it's so easy. I knew they couldn't change, even if they went to hell and back. The very first moment you start noticing change in a person, be aware that their death is near," Nicklaus said, causing Theresa to stop walking. She shifted her full attention to Nicklaus and chuckled softly at his words."I

"I'm sorry if you weren't informed beforehand, sir, but after dinner last night, your grandfather invited them over for breakfast," Chris informed him."The youngest daughter of the family refused to come because she's an actress and has a play to attend," Chris added, causing Nicklaus to chuckle before letting out a long sigh."What game is the old man trying to play? I'm not interested in anything he's planning. Is that too hard to understand?" Nicklaus asked and bit his lips.He got dressed in a blue suit, ready to head for work.Nicklaus and Chris walked toward the sitting room. They descended the stairs, and he immediately felt Theresa's calm presence."You're down! I knew you're always an early bird—the perfect character for a good husband," Mr. Henshaw said, his voice carrying authority despite its cheerful tone."Good morning, Grandpa. Good morning, Mr. Nathan," Nicklaus greeted, then turned to Theresa. He initially wanted to pretend he didn't see her, but he said in a low ton

"One of the Henshaw family secrets? I would love to hear it. I have the time," Nicklaus said, refusing to listen to anything else if it wasn't the truth about his parents."I'll advise that you meet your grandfather for it. The old man holds all of the secrets in his mind," Chris said, causing Nicklaus to bite his lips in anger.Nicklaus scoffed and bit his lips, noticing that although Chris acted so loyal to him, he wasn't actually loyal to him but to the old man."Okay," Nicklaus said nonchalantly, noticing that no matter what he said, Chris wouldn't open his lips to tell him the truth about his family that he wanted to hear."Give me the keys to the car," Nicklaus said, stretching his hand forward."Do you want to go somewhere, sir? Please, sir, if you want to, then I can have a driver take you wherever you want, same way I can drive you to any place that you wish to go to," Chris said, but Nicklaus shook his head and said in a low voice,"I want to go alone. I don't want to be dis