Classic Novel
Chapter 417
"Theodore, Timothy and Lyndon are your sons too, why can't you choose one of them as the successor to take over the family business? Why are you so fixated on Harrison?"
"Sir, ever since the lady passed away, young master has been traumatized. He hasn't spoken for a long time and has become increasingly silent and withdrawn. And recently, he doesn't even want to go to school. The psychologist warned us that if this keeps up, he might end up with autism and might never speak again. What should we do? He's only five"
A tragic car accident shattered their once happy family. The broken family, fierce competition in the workplace, and the whirlwind of public opinion, all placed all the pressure on Theodore Lockwood's shoulders.
It wasn't that he didn't love his other children, but their business acumen and strategic visions were far inferior to Harrison's, Handing the company to them would eventually lead to it being devoured by the lurking financial predators. Harrison was not only his son but also his proident achievement and the only one he saw fit to carry on his legacy. He was just temporarily heartbroken from losing his beloved, that's all. Theodore was sure that Harrison would recover eventually To secure Harrison's position and to compensate for Orion's lack of maternal love, Theodore came up with a plan.
"At a time when the internal dynamics of Lockwood Group were an unpredictable as ever, and everyone was expecting Theodore to anr his successor at today's press conference, he surprised the media by announcing an upcoming merger with Miller family.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
The wedding between Harrison and Katherine Miller was set for three months from now. With Miller Group being one of the largest backers of Lockwood Group, they also pledged their continued support for Harrison as the new CEO."
"Notably, on the day of the press conference, only Katherine, the eldest Miller daughter, was present. Harrison, who had been away from the public eye for so long, was still nowhere to be seen. This move sparked widespread speculation about whether this marriage was purely for business reasons."
The Lockwood and Miller families had been close business partners for years. Katherine had liked Harrison since she was a child, relentlessly pursuing him with all means, but Harrison had never paid her any attention. In college, he fell deeply in love with Juliette, at woman from a scholarly family, and they quickly got married.
After Juliette's sudden and tragic accident, and with Harrison's diminished standing within the family, Katherine saw her chance. Before Theodore could approach her; she proactively proposed the marriage alliance herself. Chapter 417
Even though Harrison already had a five-year-old son, and despite his current state of despair and grief, she was confident she could make him forget Juliette and fall in love with her.
The first time Theodore brought Katherine to the Serene Retreat House, they found Harrison disheveled and drunk, lying on the steps and calling out Juliette's name.
When she tried to help him up, he shoved her away and glared at her viciously before stumbling off.
"Katherine, don't mind him."
"It's okay."
Katherine then turned to greet Orion with a beaming smile, but the young Ker boy looked back at her with a chilling indifference, his dark eyes seemingly looking through her,
Theodore pulled him aside and crouched down "Ori, granddad found you a new mom she's going to take good care of you and love you. You'll need to give her a chance, okay?"
Asking a five-year-old who had just lost his mother to accept a om stepmother was undoubtedly cruel, but