Chapter 219 Belated Family Affection

Bill naturally didn't want to trouble Luun: "It's okay. If you're busy, it's fine. I just missed you, so I asked your sister to call you back. Will it delay your work?" Charlotte looked at Bill's cautious tone and understood that it was because of what happened last time that there was some estrangement between them. But it's okay. It's better to be polite between them for now. This was how they should interact with each other. As a father, he had hurt her more than once. It would be difficult for Charlotte to fully trust him again. Bill sat in the yard, looking at himself. His face was already covered with wrinkles, and Charlotte only now realized that her father was getting older. Different from the father in her memory who used to carry her around everywhere. Bill suddenly said, "If you're not comfortable over there, you can come back home." Charlotte hesitated. She thought she didn't need this kind of warmth anymore, but hearing her father say this, she felt warm inside again. Charlotte suddenly felt her voice was a bit hoarse, and there was a warm feeling in her eyes: "Dad, I'm doing fine now." But soon, Charlotte understood. Back then, she was driven out of the house with two children, without power or influence. Now that she saw herself doing better and better, it must be enticing. But looking at his gentle expression towards herself, she couldn't argue anymore. "I haven't really cared about you since you got married and left. Even after you went back to the country, I didn't fulfill my responsibilities as a father. I feel guilty about that. If you have time, you can come home for a while. I'll be very happy to have you." Charlotte shook her head, "I'm pregnant again now, and moving back would trouble you. Besides, Auntie is not convenient to take care of me, so it's better for me to stay at home for now." Charlotte understood that Bill was just being polite, she wouldn't be foolish enough to take it seriously. Even if she really agreed in a moment of impulse, Martina probably wouldn't be willing. Who would want to raise her husband's children with his ex? "How's the company doing now?" Bill smiled and said, "It's been doing pretty well lately, and your sister's career is gradually picking up again. Recently, I've also been thinking about starting a women's clothing brand. It was your sister who reminded me. Now that she has such high visibility, I still want to give it a try." Charlotte nodded. Nowadays, if companies don't diversify, they'll quickly fall behind. It's good that Bill has such thoughts. For some reason, whenever they think about starting a new industry, they always think about doing women's clothing. Is women's money that easy to earn? "Have you found a good designer? What are your plans for the future? If you need help, I can ask Luun to provide some assistance." This was the first time the two of them had seriously sat down to discuss work as father and daughter. Thinking that Bill had always been strict with Charlotte since she was young, there were rarely such harmonious moments. It was precisely because of this that Bill felt that his daughter had really grown up. Freya Sunke, who looked much more sensible than before, looked at the two of them chatting and even took the initiative to bring a cup of tea over. "Now that I have Luun helping me, things in the company are much easier than before." Freya echoed beside him, "Yes, brother-in-law, you've really helped us a lot lately. If he hadn't reminded us, we wouldn't have thought of starting a women's clothing brand." After hearing this, Charlotte felt a bit suspicious. Luun's doing this might be to compete with Bill's daughter, Sanira. Both are newly rising women's clothing brands. Some competition might suppress the other. But with Luun's help on their side, they would definitely be more successful than Sanira. Luun had done so much secretly, without telling him any of these things. He must ask him carefully when he got home. Then Bill sighed and said, "I have some extra money recently, so I've also deposited some into your account. This way, you'll have something on hand. My daughter is married now. I can't let her have nothing, can I?" Charlotte always thought that Bill had a lot of opinions about her, but now after hearing this, she decided to let go of those grudges. Charlotte looked at Bill with a complicated look in her eyes, "Dad, thank you." Bill had really changed a lot now. Before, he wouldn't care about his children for the sake of the company's interests. But now he was making plans for his children. This change made Charlotte feel very special. "Although you two are together now, Luun still hasn't planned to have a wedding. What does he mean by that? Is it because his family doesn't value you, so they haven't done these things yet?" Charlotte could understand why her father could ask such questions. Families like theirs, with a little bit of power, were worried that the woman would do something, so they deliberately delayed the wedding. It was normal for Bill to have such thoughts. "But we've already got the certificate, and the children are already so big..." Before Charlotte could finish, Bill interrupted her, "That's not okay either. Once you're married, you're a member of their family. No matter what, you should have a wedding. Are you going to live like this with him forever?" Charlotte explained, "Dad, you're thinking too much. Both of us have already gotten the certificate, and the place where we want to hold the wedding is also booked." Bill didn't quite believe it, "Don't lie to me. Although I'm old now, I'm not that old yet." "How could I lie about something like this? It's really because we have to wait in line, so we postponed it. Plus, I'm pregnant now. Even if we manage to book it, it'll probably be delayed." Bill nodded and looked at her, "Since that's the case, then I'm relieved. I can't let my daughter live like this with someone forever." Charlotte felt that the feeling of having family around was really good. Although Linda had been treating her well these days, there was no blood relationship between them after all.