CHAPTER 657 FATHERLY LOVE

Chapter 657 Fatherly Love

Victoria stood there, hesitating.

After a few seconds, she said, "Dad, I haven't been home for two years. How have you been?"

Brandon cast a look at her and replied flatly, "Why do you ask me when you can see how I am now?"

Victoria was lost for words.

If only he didn't have such a short fuse.

It had taken Victoria some time to get mentally prepared before she came to his father to have an in-

depth conversation.

But the warm atmosphere was ruined once Brandon said that.

She heaved a sigh helplessly, upset.

Victoria thought for a moment and sat down on the chair aside.

Apparently, Brandon couldn't care less about the soft stuff, so she decided to talk to him in the same

old way.

With that in mind, Victoria came straight to the point.

She looked into Brandon's eyes and said, "Dad, to be honest, I must marry Charlie. Now Joy is two

years old, and it's been two years since we got registered. Can't you change your mind and give your

consent to our marriage?"

Brandon snorted as he made some tea for himself.

"You're already married, no matter I give my consent or not. Does my opinion matter to you?"

Victoria was lost for words again.

Maybe Brandon was not in the mood for a conversation. He was easy on the trigger now.

So Victoria decided to give up the fight.

Now she didn't care about Brandon's feelings anymore and cut to the chase.

"You obviously know how much your opinion matters to me, so why bother asking? If I didn't care, I

wouldn't have called you so many times to ask for your forgiveness!"

Brandon paused.

It was true that Victoria had often called him during the last two years.

However, Brandon had answered her calls for the sake of Joy, and hardly talked to her.

Therefore, it was impossible for Victoria to fix her relationship with Brandon since he refused to

communicate with her.

Victoria had no choice, so she could only choose to talk to Brandon face to face today.

Brandon put down the teacup in his hand and met Victoria's gaze.

It was rare for him to look so seriously at her.

For a moment, Victoria felt as if they came back to her childhood when Brandon sat there and told her

off with a straight face.

It had been such a long time since that scene had happened.

When Brandon was giving her the silent treatment, he wouldn't tell her off like this.

He didn't even bother talking to her, not to mention scolding her.

Suddenly, tears misted Victoria's eyes, and she heard Brandon say in a low voice, "Since you care, I'll

just spit it out."

Victoria nodded, "Go ahead."

Brandon sounded grim, and Victoria could tell he genuinely meant what he said.

"I disapprove of your marriage because he's from the Stevenson family, and I'm sure you know what

they do for a living."

"Victoria, the world is dark and complicated. It's beyond your imagination and you've never experienced

it. I hope you won't get involved in those bitter struggles."

"If you stay in Julio, I'm able to support you for the rest of your life, no matter who you marry, or even

you never get married. But if you really marry him and go to Othua with him, have you ever thought

that..."

"... If you're bullied, or run into danger, or he's mean to you and you regret your choice... What will you

do? There's no turning back for you."

"Victoria, marriage is a life event, and I hope you'll think twice before you make a decision, but I'm also

aware that what I said doesn't make any difference now."

"Since you've decided to be with him, I have nothing else to say. I only hope you can be happy. I also

hope you won't turn to me for help, or regret your choice in the future."

Hearing that, Victoria stood there, stunned.

She was overwhelmed by Brandon's words.

Brandon, nevertheless, remained calm, because it had been a long time since he had wanted to tell her

what he thought.

Now he felt relieved to have spoken out freely.

So he went on making tea after finishing his words.

However, Victoria suddenly rushed up to him and took him in her arms at this moment.

She sobbed, "Dad..."

Brandon froze.

How long had it been?

How long had it been since Victoria had last held him like this?

Victoria's mother had passed away a long time ago, and it was Brandon who had worked hard bringing Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

up James and her all these years.

So Victoria had always been the apple of his eye.

He had used to support whatever she did, as long as she was happy and safe.

Even though he thought little of the entertainment industry, he still allowed Victoria to work as an

actress because she loved acting.

He invested in entertainment companies and video platforms to support and protect her.

No matter how hard times were, he had kept her from danger.

Meanwhile, Victoria had behaved herself all the time.

Occasionally, she would be naughty and did something outrageous, but she knew where the bottom

line lay and would never cross the line.

However, Charlie's appearance changed everything.

Victoria fell in love with a man, who Brandon found hard to understand thoroughly.

Charlie came from a complex and distant world. Brandon had looked into his background before, and

found out what he had gone through all these years, and also knew that Charlie was no longer that

poor guy who had kept chasing Victoria back then.

But that worried Brandon.

Brandon had gone through numerous hardships and built the Kaur Group from nothing. Only God knew

what he had been through.

So how wouldn't he know what it meant for Victoria to marry Charlie, a bastard of the Stevenson

family?

As a father, Brandon didn't like Charlie, nor did he like the power behind him.

True, businessmen were more interested in getting the money, and the business world had its dark side

as well, but generally, things worked in obedience to the law here.

But the case was different with the Stevenson family.

As far as Brandon knew, the Stevenson family was into a lot of illegal business in Othua, and the

money they had earned was stained with blood. Any upright businessman would find their business too

horrible to look at, let alone to get involved in.

Therefore, Brandon was very much against Victoria being with Charlie.

But now, it seemed to be too late for him to tell her about it.

Brandon breathed a sigh as at the thought so.

He reached out and patted gently on Victoria's back, whispering, "I promised you mom before she

passed away that I would take good care of you two, especially you."

"But in fact, I failed to live up to my words. I can't change your mind."