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Chapter 54

On the other side of the country, a red Ferrari pulled up to the entrance of a mansion.

A man in his early 30's got out of the Ferrari after parking his car.

"Sir Sean, you have returned." The head maid appeared and greeted him.

"Yes, how are Dad and Mom?"

"The same as always."

Sean shrugged when he heard what she said. 'Nothing new, huh?'

Sean Castillo. He was the second son of Ernesto Castillo, owner of Castillo Construction and Tortillano Chips.

The wealth of the Castillo family had started with Sean's grandfather. His grandfather left the province of Davao to start a new life in Manila. He and his wife paved the way to start a business.

Sean's grandfather was a contractor and he had a contract with a subdivision and factories. With these projects, Sean's grandfather started his business and it prospered. They decided to locate their business in Cavite, a province near Manila.

From Construction Company, to Car Wash/Repair Shops, to Tire Factory, to Corn Chips. Sean's grandfather started most of them.

Of course, the tire factory and the corn chips factory were run by his two sons. In a way, the development of those companies was because of his two sons.

Now that his grandfather retired, he gave his four companies to his two sons. He didn't bother to set up a trust fund or leave any shares.

He felt that since he had started his life from scratch, his descendants should also start from scratch. If his two sons did not keep the companies, so be it. He was old anyway.

Sean's father, Ernesto Castillo, inherited the construction and chip factory. While the other son inherited the car wash/repair shops and the tire factory.

They were clearly rich. Rich enough that Sean could easily have a Ferrari.

Sean walked into the mansion and found his mother grumbling as she tended the flowers in the vase.

"Mom, I'm home."

"Huh! Why are you so late? Don't tell me you're spending time with that actress again. Sean, I'm telling you, if you like her, marry her. Don't toy with this woman's feelings. It's obvious she has feelings for you, and she's a nice girl."

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"Mom, I just got here. Why are you nagging me already?" He smiled bitterly.

"What do you want me to do? Your father is grumbling because his investments in the Internet industry aren't going well."

"Hayst, that's why I told him not to play with those investments. The Internet is still new and there's no real profit business."

The dot-com bubble was slowly going to burst. As soon as something bad happened, the bubble would burst and there would be another round of suicides on Wall Street.

Fortunately, Ernesto didn't take the investment seriously. He didn't invest that much, it was more like a game.

"I advise him to invest in real estate instead."

"You understand that your father has dozens of properties in his hands, right?"

"Yes, Mom."

Sean's mother is named Leah Castillo. She was a nurse when she met her husband. Since then, her husband pursued her until they married and had three children, three sons to be exact.

Ernesto was a good father, but he took his job too seriously and he had a strong sense of becoming a part of the the so-called nobility. He wanted all of his sons to succeed. Especially for his youngest son, he wanted Keith to marry a politician's daughter and go into politics.

Rich people had endless ambitions, and Ernesto was one of them. Ernesto knew that Keith didn't have much ambition, so he wanted to give him a boost. A person without ambition would achieve nothing in life.

In the end, Ernesto realized that Keith had gotten a poor woman pregnant, which led to the current situation.

For six years, Keith never showed his face, and the atmosphere in the family has been gloomy ever since. Ernesto Castillo became grumpy all the time.

"Where's brother?" Sean tried to find his older brother.

"Jeremy is still at the company. Your brother is always serious about his life. When will he start to relax? Sometimes I want him to be like you, happily spending his life... Of course, I don't want him to be exactly like you." She glared at Sean.

If Jeremy was a workaholic, Sean was the playboy. Sean had never been in a serious relationship with a woman. In fact, he was used to two-timing and three-timing. He had the rizz in his veins!

"Ouch, Mom." Sean pretended to be hurt by his mother's words.

"Huh, don't give me that crap... So where did you go this time? I heard you went to Quezon, did you talk to Keith?"

This time Leah was worried. She had not seen her son for six years. She missed him. Unfortunately, the family knew how stubborn Keith was.

If Ernesto was the most stubborn person in the family, Keith was second. This father and son would never reconcile, it was basically impossible. Unless one of them let go of their pride.

But it had been six years and the two men were still fighting a silent battle.

"No, Mom. I didn't even know his exact address. If I bothered his family, he would probably find another place to stay. You know what happened the last time we saw him..." Sean shook his head.

Maybe Keith and Penelope thought they would be separated by the Castillo family.

"Then what did you do to Quezon? You heartless child! I can't believe I have a son like you!" Leah was on the verge of crying. Her family was disintegrating.

Her three sons had different attitudes and it was impossible to see them together.

"Wuuu wuuu wuuu wuuu!" She covered her face and began to cry.

Sean sighed.

"Mom, you didn't let me finish my story."

"Then tell me!"

"You know my friend has a taxi company and I talked to him about taking care of Keith. Well, I just found out that Keith quit last week. It was already late when he told me. If he knew, he would at least give him over 50 thousand as a separation fee."

"What happened to your brother?" Leah looked at him.

"... Mom, you're not even crying. There are no tears at all."

"Don't change the subject!"

"Okay, fine."