Chapter 184
\nBillionaire Lost to His Surrogate In A Love Game novel Chapter 184<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t heard that name for years, pondered old Mr. Conduibh, and he never expected to have to hear about it now. Could this Ophelia woman throw a bomb into the Conduibhs\u2019 once peaceful life, again?<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t she married?\u201d asked old Mr. Conduibh nonchalantly, \u201cas I recall, she married the oldest son of the Chambers family. Isn\u2019t she called a modern Cinderella because of that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tassach had a sour look on his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cTassach, did you quarrel with your mother about her?\u201d<\/p>\n
Clenching his fingers into a fist, Tassach said, \u201cI didn\u2019t quarrel with mom, grandpa. I simply wanted an answer. She got way too worked up, is all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giving him a quick look, the elderly man asked, \u201cIs there a point to demand an answer after so long?\u201d<\/p>\n
But of course there is, mused Tassach. Because without your meddling, we would have become such an admirable couple. Married with children, a happy family life. But look at me now. I\u2019m still single, and she\u2019s become someone else\u2019s wife and bearing his kids right before my eyes. Mom, grandpa, do you even have the slightest understanding of my pain?<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa, Ophelia is the only woman I\u2019ve ever loved in my life. If I can\u2019t end up with her, I\u2019d rather not end up with anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou fool,\u201d enunciated old Mr. Conduibh, infuriated, \u201cyou are my favorite grandson, and the one I directed most attention to. Everything you need in life, you\u2019ve been given the best. You\u2019ve received the best education, and accomplished a lot at work, too. But now you\u2019re acting out for a woman? Is that how I taught you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Unbudging, Tassach replied, \u201cShe\u2019s my emotion anchor, grandpa. I\u2019ve worked hard at making something of myself all these years because I wanted to be able to help her when she needed me. But you broke my wings so that I couldn\u2019t fly to her when she was in her most desperate stage. Do you know how guilty I feel?\u201d<\/p>\n
Old Mr. Conduibh inhaled deeply. \u201cSo? Romance should be the least of priorities if you are to achieve great things. You are the future heir of our business empire, and I wouldn\u2019t allow anyone getting in your way. Yes, I got rid of Ophelia Lowe from your life four years ago. So what? You would disown me as your grandfather?\u201d<\/p>\n
Teary-eyed, Tassach felt betrayed by his closest blood relatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always respected you, grandpa, but you\u2026\u201d clenching his fists, Tassach sounded hurt.<\/p>\n
\u201cTassach,\u201d said the older gentleman with a sigh, \u201cyou\u2019re almost thirty now, and entirely capable of handling all the responsibilities. I\u2019m getting old, and your uncles and cousins are far less talented than you are. You will have to run our family business, and that\u2019s why your marriage has to be with a young lady from an equally respectable family who will help your career.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, since you negotiated the deal, you should be the one to dissolve it, too,\u201d said old Mr. Conduibh as he rose, \u201cI\u2019m tired. I\u2019m heading to my room now. Deal with the Kings yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
And head to his room he did, leaving Mrs. Conduibh standing alone by the sofa, dumbfounded.<\/p>\n
Tassach drove like crazy after he left the family residence. He pulled over by the riverbank after running a few red lights. He carried the box of beers he\u2019d bought on the way out of the trunk, and started chugging a bottle of beer down by the river. As he gazed at the river sparkling gently under the bright moonlight, he was stung by the bitter taste the liquid left on his tongue.<\/p>\n
Maybe people tended to get drunk easier when they were in a foul mood. After God knew how many bottles of beer, Tassach felt tipsy, and had a sudden impulse to hear the voice of the girl he loved.<\/p>\n
Fishing out his phone, his finger hovered over the contact he named as \u201cmy love,\u201d but eventually didn\u2019t dial after a long while of hesitation.<\/p>\n
He dialed Madeleine\u2019s number instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1058","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}