My Ex, Please Love Me Again

After the party, Alana told Julian that she wanted to go to work. Julian was very reluctant, “Take your time. You can stay home for a few more days with your mother.”

Emelia spoke up for her daughter, “She lives at home every day now, so she can come back to spend the night with me even if she goes to work, right?”

Alana said, “Yes, dad, I know you don’t want me to tackle the plots and tricks in the business. But I will get bored if I keep staying at home, so I might as well go to work and learn more from you earlier.”

“Okay.” Since Emelia and his daughter strongly demanded it, Julian had to agree.

If it wasn’t for the fact Alaric, that brat, showed no interest in doing business…

He dismissed this thought as soon as it occurred to him. The die was cast. He knew that it would be of no avail if he kept blaming Alaric.

Since the very beginning when he agreed to the career paths his children chose, he should have been ready to allow his daughter to enter the business world.

He also had no reason to blame Alaric for being disappointing as he had achieved a lot in showbiz.

Now that his daughter had completed her studies, the next step was that he guided her on various trainings. Fortunately, he was still competent to teach his daughter to avoid many detours and mistakes.

Standing aside, Alaric thought he would be reprimanded by his father again. But he could not help but feel relieved to see that Julian had suppressed his anger.

He was really afraid that his father would be angry with him again, and he knew the anger and dissatisfaction of his dad were only because of his dad’s love for his sister.

This time, however, seeing that his dad had managed to contain his emotions, he guessed his dad would not be angry about this again. After so many years, it was time to get past it.

Since Alana returned home, Alaric had been asked to go back to his parents’ house for dinner in the evening as long as he was in Riverside City.

He had long been living on his own. For one thing, all boys liked being independent when they grew up, and for another, his occupation made it inconvenient for him to live with his parents. Fans would bother them too much.

Alana said opportunely, “By the way, dad, I’ve chosen a house. I’ll live on my own. I chose an apartment near the company instead of one of the villas.”

When Alana had not yet returned home, Emelia talked to Julian about allowing his daughter to live alone.

At first, Julian strongly disagreed; as his daughter had finally returned home, she should live with them. In this way, he could take care of her in all aspects of her life and feel at ease.

But Emelia insisted that children should be given space and allowed to live on their own as they had grown up and had their routines and connections.

She said he should allow Alana to live alone in Chiobar. And since Alana went to the company, he could see Alana every day at the company, so there was nothing to worry about.

In the end, Julian relented and compromised. He asked Emelia to choose some of their houses so that Alana could choose one from them.

Of course, when his son Alaric moved out and wanted to live on his own, he also gave his son a few houses to choose from. Like Alana, Alaric did not select a villa either, but a well-located apartment, which was not large.

As a father, he certainly hoped that they could choose a villa. After all, a large villa was more comfortable and spacious to live in.

Julian had not yet commented on his daughter’s choice when Alaric laughed happily, “Alana, the place you chose is near to mine. Let’s go out and have fun together later.”

Julian glared at him, “You dare to mislead your sister!”

“What do you mean by that? All my friends are good, okay? And they are all top talents from all walks of life. I even want to introduce a boyfriend to my sister.”

When Julian heard that Alaric want to introduce a boyfriend to Alana, he had the impulse to hit Alaric, as it was kind of a sore spot for him.

Alana senses her father’s annoyance and hurriedly said to Alaric, “I picked a place close to yours so that we can take care of each other.”

Julian was speechless.

So he shouldn’t worry about it. His daughter and son wanted to get each other’s backs.

For a moment, he was at a loss whether to be upset or happy about the harmonious relationship between them. Emelia glanced at Julian’s expression and couldn’t help but gloat.

She had advised Julian many times not to worry too much as their children had their own lives, but he was deaf to her advice. Now, their daughter chose that apartment to be closer to her brother.

Of course, Alana felt Julian’s sadness, so she soothed him, “Dad, I’m just trying to keep an eye on him to prevent him from doing bad things.”

Alana’s words made him feel much better.

But he put on a fierce look, and after glancing at Alaric, he said grumpily, “You were only born a few minutes later than your elder sister. Your relationship was different from those of siblings who have an age gap. Your sister has been taking care of you since childhood. As a man, shouldn’t you be the one that looks after her?”

Alaric was in good temper, smiled, and responded, “I know; I will take good care of my sister afterward.”

Anyway, he was accustomed to his father’s bias toward his sister, and he did agree with Julian’s words. It was true that Alana had always taken care of him, and he should really do his duty as a younger brother to care for his sister in the future.

Emelia changed the topic, looking at Alana and saying, “Let’s buy furniture to furnish your house another day.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Okay.” Alana agreed.

The apartment’s hard furnishings were fine and she felt nothing needed to be changed. All that remained was to add some furniture she liked according to her habits.

After dinner, Julian asked Alaric to come to the study and give earnest exhortations.

Although Julian did not interfere with Alaric’s acting career, he must constantly supervise Alaric. Since he had chosen to be a public figure, he should undertake the responsibility of being one and be strict with himself in every move.

People in showbiz were a mixed bunch. And Julian did not allow Alaric to cement in any bad habit. Therefore, he always gave earnest exhortations to Alaric. Besides, though Julian seemed unconcerned about Alaric’s financial situation and the people Alaric contacted in various shows, Julian actually knew everything.

After all, their family was large. And any of Alaric’s bad deeds would affect the Hughes family and the interests of Julian’s friends such as Ezra.

Fortunately, Alaric was a good boy and did not make trouble.

But even so, Julian could not lower his expectations of Alaric.