To Live an Eternal Life

Chapter 56: What Makes a Man a Real Man

The old lady watched Axel leave, feeling a bit messy in the heart, "Mr. Lloyd," she said apologetically,

"sorry to embarrass you. The marriage should be canceled. Sorry to bother you to take the dowry back.

I'll apologize to you in person when I get the chance."

"It must be the Xiang family playing tricks behind this." Charles thought.

Since the Xiang family interfered in this, there was no use in continuing to entangle them, so he said

with a cold face, "All right, let's go."

He left the Hunt family and got on the car around the corner.

"How's it, Charles?"

Tyler, the great master of the Chou family, was behind the wheel. "Katherine just left crying," he

grinned. "Old Lady Hunt must have forced her to get a divorce and marry you. Ironically, the Hunt

family doesn't know that you're just playing with Katherine. When you're tired of her, you will kick her

away."

"Is that enough?"

"What?" Tyler was stunned.

Charles frowned. There was a beautiful maid in the car. He took her in his arms and fumbled with his

hands.

"I didn't make it. Old Lady Hunt changed her mind and refused the match. It must have been the Xiang

family who intervened into this."

Tyler lamented, "Damn it, the Xiang family is determined to go against you."

Charles raised his lips, and ripped off the maid's clothes as if no one was around. "But I didn't leave

without any gains." he said grimly. "Katherine's parents are getting a divorce. Although I didn't deal a

blow to that bastard, I'm glad Katherine is upset."

"Bro, where are we going now?"

"J City is about to attract investment. They will hold business talks and set up a trade union. I'll go for it

and take down the J City."

Charles paused. "So, just stop by your house for a while."

Tyler was exultant.

This meant that Charles was supporting the Chou Family, who always stayed in the second tier and

who had always wanted to be a top tier family in J City, but couldn't get it.

Now, they had got a great opportunity.

"Bro, I will treat you well."

Tyler pressed a button on the center console, and a panel appeared in the middle of the car, dividing

the front and back into two spaces.

In a few moments, the maid's groan was heard from the space behind.

Spencer went home, simply packed her bags and left J City with Isabella by coach. She did it so

briskly, leaving no room for negotiation.

Katherine wailed under the covers.

Charlie did not know how to comfort her. He could only hug her gently. After a long time, the crying

gradually stopped.

"Charlie, I don't want my parents to get divorced."

"I see."

Charlie wiped the tears from Katherine's face and felt distressed by seeing her red and swollen eyes.

"I have sold the Rolls-Royce, and the money has been sent to your card. You have more than 25

million and you can do everything as you like."

"But does it have a big impact on you when I expose the money? And how should I explain it to my

parents?" Katherine was worried.

A touch of warmth swept through Charlie's heart.

At the same time, Katherine still cared about him.

"Don't worry about me, just do whatever you want and I will support you unconditionally. As for your

parents... just tell them you won the lottery."

"Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"

Charlie laughed. "It is unbelievable that you've got $ 25 million. You parents are smart, and you will

know you've got a secret. Just give them a reason and they won't ask further."

"Well, just do as you say." Katherine took the bag and urged, "Go buy the lottery now. Hurry up."

"It's late. The lottery shop has stopped selling now. What's more, it is not reasonable to buy it now. I will

fake a few winning tickets. Rest assured and leave it to me."

Katherine nodded.

She felt strange. Now she trusted Charlie unconditionally and felt that there was nothing Charlie

couldn't do.

"I'll cook for you and wait for you to come back."

"Yes, darling."

Charlie left the house and walked around the neighborhood. He called Jaiden and told him about the

lottery stuff.

Forging winning tickets was an easy thing, as long as no one verified it.

"Dad?"

In the central garden of the community, Charlie accidentally saw his father-in-law.

Axel leaned against a big tree, clutching a bottle, surrounded by cigarette butts. His eyes were red and

he seemed to be sad.

Charlie ran to him, "Dad, why are you here? Let me help you home."

"Charlie, I'm not a man."

"Dad, don't say so." Charlie knew his father-in-law was upset, so he sat down and said, "You are very

good. You care about your family, you love your wife, you have a good temper, and you are a good

man."

"Good man?"

Axel laughed at himself and said, "Charlie, can you talk with me?"

"Certainly. Dad, give me the wine. We can't talk if you are drunk."

Charlie grabbed the wine and Axel lit a cigarette.

His eyes were wandering, seemed to recalling back the memory and a gentle smile appeared on his

lips.

"Katherine's mother and I first met in the library at university. I still remember clearly, that it was after

the second class in the morning, about 10:30."

"She was wearing a long blue dress with a pony tail. She dressed so simple and graceful. She is very

beautiful, and was a candidate of the school belle. Although in the end she did not win, in my heart she

was most beautiful girl in the school."

"To be honest, the first time I spoke to her was in the canteen. It was in the evening after school, and

she forgot to bring her meal ticket... you know, in those days, there were no cards for us and students

needed to use meal tickets."

Axel smiled and continued, "I summoned my courage and gave her my meal ticket. She wanted to give

me back the money, but I said I didn't have any change, so I suggested that we could leave our contact

information so she could give the money back when we are free."

"Dad, you're pretty smart." Charlie smiled.

"Not at all. My brain was racing, and I looked calm on the surface. In fact, I am very nervous. You have

no idea how beautiful Spencer is. She was the woman of my dreams and I'd be happy just to have a

word with her." Axel took a long drag on his cigarette, and smiled smugly.

Charlie never questioned his mother-in-law's beauty.

Being a mother to beautiful women like Katherine and Isabella, the woman must be beautiful as well.

The breeze blew with the fragrance of flowers.

The moonlight softened from its pale hue.

Charlie was impressed, and Axel's love for Spencer was evident in his every word. Even now, after

more than twenty years of marriage, he still admired Spencer as he did when he was young.

"Spencer had many chasers, and I had never had dreamed she would be in a relationship with me. To

be honest, at first I thought Spencer was a bad girl and coveted the Hunt family's money."

"What? If Mother hears that, she'll beat you."

Axel smiled gently. "Don't tell her. But then I thought for a moment. What's the good of the Hunt family?

There are many rich men chasing her, and I am not handsome. She must love me!"

"That's right. I'm glad you figured it out."

"In fact, when we were in love, I felt very insecure and worried that she would leave me. So, I was

subservient to her. Anyway, she is the boss and I will listen to her."

Charlie touched his nose and said awkwardly, "Dad, you got used to it from then on."

"Yes. I ought to have been tougher, but I can't bear it." Axel's eyes were shining, "Charlie, you don't

understand. When you really love someone, you don't want to frighten her with your tone, and you don't NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

dare to hold her too tight as you are afraid to hurt her."

"I see."

"No, you don't understand."

Axel gave him a blank look, "On the wedding day, she walked out in her wedding dress, and I can now

say without hesitation that she was the most beautiful woman in the world."

"Is she not beautiful now?"

"Hey, don't argue with me." Axel threw Charlie a cigarette and lit another for himself. "When she gave

birth to Katherine, the doctor said it was a difficult labor and I almost died of fright."

"Did the nurse ask to keep the mother or the child?"

"Yes."

"What was your answer?"

Axel touched his face and said guiltily, "Don't tell Katherine, kid. I just blurted out that I wanted to keep

the mother, although it was cruel to the baby, but..."

When speaking of here, Axel burst into tears. "In this life, my parents will die, my kids will grow up and

leave me, and only Spencer will be with me for the rest of my life. I don't know and I can't imagine what

my life would be like without her."

Charlie put his arm around Axel's shoulder and said, "Dad, it's fine. Everything's fine."

"Charlie, I'm sorry to your mother. She's done so much for me. I clearly knew that she has almost lost

her life for the difficult labor, but she still wanted to give birth to my child. She wanted to give me a boy

so that I can have a say in the Hunt family."

"Instead of giving her a good life, I made her suffer so much. Did you see her hands? They were once

fair and slender, but now..."

"I'm a useless man. Spencer is right. I am not a man!"

It was the sincerest emotion in the world that Charlie knew best.

Five thousand years had passed, and he'd seen too much.

But the emotion would touch him every time. He didn't comfort Axel, as the right choice was to let Axel

let off steam.

"She's going to divorce me. She's going to leave me. I don't know what to do."

"I will die." Axel covered his face and wailed.

Suddenly Charlie took out his phone and finished the recording. He had a good idea in his mind.

"Dad, do you believe me?"

"What do you mean?"

Axel looked up. Snots and tears mingled together, making him very funny.

Charlie looked very serious, his eyes shining with shrew light, "Dad, I can change Mom's mind and

make her treat you better than before. If you trust me, just listen to me. We are going to have a

play."