Chapter 1060 - 1052: Linden’s Love (Part 2)

Chapter 1060: Chapter 1052: Linden’s Love (Part 2)

With his father piercing his thoughts in a single sentence, Linden Hawthorne lowered his gaze slightly, staring at the ashtray on the coffee table, and didn’t answer right away.

This son was raised entirely by Eddy Hawthorne himself; there was no reaction that could escape his eyes.

Just one look, and he knew he’d hit the mark.

He sighed. "Linden, in this lifetime, I’ve only really learned two things."

Linden lifted his eyes to him, waiting for him to go on.

"First, when it comes to feelings, fate makes its own arrangements. If it’s yours, then it’s yours. If it’s not, you can’t force it. When we’re young and reckless, we always refuse to believe in fate, thinking that as long as we work hard enough, there’s nothing we can’t get."

Everyone has had that thought; he was no exception.

"Later, I finally realized there are things you truly can’t force. Back then, my situation with Rouge Jarvis caused an uproar throughout the city, we even brushed past life and death, but in the end we still didn’t end up together. Sometimes, people have no choice but to believe in fate."

His words were heavy, but he also hoped Linden would take them in and stop being so stubborn.

How could Linden not understand what his father meant? He had warned himself before to let go. Poppy being with Aiden Shaw meant she was happy.

He had tried, but hadn’t succeeded.

Now, he didn’t want to break anything apart; he only wanted to quietly protect her.

The entertainment industry was so chaotic—if he could hold up a sky for Poppy, his heart would feel a little more at ease.

Eddy knew this child’s temper was much like his own when he was young; it was impossible for him to really listen and just let go right away.

It was just that, as a father, he didn’t want to see his son’s feelings tossed around so turbulently. What needed to be said, at a time like this, he ought to say a few more words.

"The second thing is to cherish the person right in front of you."

At that, Linden raised his eyes to look at him. "Dad..."

"Back then, I was busy guarding someone else, while your mother never once left my side, always guarding me. She gave me her all. Only later did I suddenly realize this is a woman I should treasure for a lifetime."

Hearing this, Linden couldn’t help feeling a little moved.

When he was young, his mother had always seemed very melancholic. He hadn’t understood why, until he accidentally flipped through her diary.

Turns out, all this time, his mother had believed that the person his father loved was Rouge Jarvis, and she herself was merely someone suitable to marry. ℯℯ𝑙.

She was depressed because she couldn’t fight, and also depressed that her life seemed glamorous on the surface, while the man she loved beside her pillow had never given himself to her wholeheartedly.

"Dad, have you ever said these things to Mom?"

Eddy shook his head. "Your mother will feel it."

Linden frowned slightly and said, "Some feelings are neglected because we don’t express them. After that, distance forms. Dad, Mom is still stuck in the past."

At those words, Eddy was slightly stunned. "The past?"

"Dad, you’re so wise—you should understand even better than I do."

"I understand." Eddy nodded.

As he spoke, he sighed again. "I meant to talk to you, but how did it turn into you counseling me instead?"

"Dad, I know where your heart is. Don’t worry, I know my limits."

Seeing this, Eddy also understood that this was his son’s trial. No matter how much others said, it was useless; Linden would have to make it through himself.

"All right. Since you’ve come all the way to the company, I’ll have Assistant Donovan take you around."

Linden nodded. "Okay."

He stood up, the look in his eyes gradually deepening; in those usually gentle pupils there was now a hint of coldness.

He hadn’t forgotten what Poppy had said to him.

He had checked Georgia Thorne’s profile—she was an artist under his father’s group.