—- Chapter 40 Separated Many years passed in a flash, but stories about the Warren family and the Crawford family were heard without an end.
It was said that the Warren family had a female successor, which was unprecedented in the family for a hundred years.
Nonetheless, nothing could be done because Mrs.
Warren could not bear another child due to her poor health.
Besides, she was the only person who President Warren loved, so the Warren family was naturally handed down to Miss Warren.
Miss Warren was also said to be a diligent person because she was able to take charge when she was 18 years old.
She had represented her dad by going overseas to discuss a collaboration, where she secured ten million orders at once.
The ancestors of the Warren family would be at ease knowing that their family was handed down to her.
Furthermore, Miss Warren was said to have become the Warren Groups president at the age of 20, making her the youngest president in her familys history.
Her parents traveled around the world instead, and they were a lovely couple.
On the other hand, the Crawford family did not have another lady of the house after Gwen White.
Jared did not have another woman beside him for decades.
Everyone said that he would die alone, but the Crawford familys century-old foundation would not be vacant Jared had a successor, who was said to be his own son.
However, nobody knew who the boys biological mother was.
—- Jareds son was Egret Crawford, and he went to the Crawford residence when he was 15 years old.
During fall that year, Jareds old butler had brought a child into his study.
The butler said to Jared, who was sitting on a cane chair, Mr.
Crawford, someone would like to meet you.
Jared looked up while reading halfway.
Who? The child approached him and handed him a box.
Im Egret, and Mom said that youll know what it means when you see this.
Jared frowned as he accepted the box.
When he opened it, he found an exquisite wooden sculpture inside.
He was extremely familiar with the sculptures craft because he had been hugging a pair of wooden figures for days and nights back then.
How could he not recognize the craftsperson behind it? Jared’s eyes reddened as he looked up at the teen in front of him.
Egret, Egret…
He vaguely saw himself and Gwen on the childs face, and he quickly waved at the boy as though he understood something.
Come here and let me take a closer look at you.
When Egret went closer to Jared, Jared scanned his face carefully with his eyes, and he nodded with tears in his eyes.
He resembles us, he really resembles us.
His eyes are like mine while his nose and mouth are like Gwens.
Hes the child of Gwen and I.
Jared asked with trembling lips, Did your mom say anything —- else? Egret retrieved a letter from his pocket.
Mom wrote this letter for you.
Jared accepted the letter like he valued it very much.
When he opened it to read, he felt like every stroke of the words were written on his heart instead.
Uared, I didnt think that Id write you a letter after so many years.
(But Im afraid that there are some things that I wont get to say anymore if I dont say them now.
[Egret is your child.
If you dont believe me, you can do a paternity test.
{1 didnt die after I jumped into the sea back then, and I found out I was pregnant after a month I was pregnant with Egret.
[I didnt keep Egret because of you, but because hes my child, and Icouldnt bear to abort him.
1 [Tinitially wanted to keep it a secret from you forever because hes my child, after all, not because of you.
But my days are numbered, and while itll be fine to keep Egret in the Warren family, I think he deserves more options.
{1 told him everything that happened between us back then, and I let him choose if hed like to stay or leave.
He decided to return to you, so I let him.
{if youre willing to let him stay, treat him well.
{If you dont like him, let him leave.
—- [Hes Egret, a bird, so he should be free to fly.
(Stella.] she was already pregnant then, and she even gave birth to our child…
Jared was already crying by the time he finished reading the letter.
He caressed Egrets face and said, Ill treat you well, ll treat you kindly.
Egret wiped his dads tears with a napkin.
He had hated his merciless dad when he heard about his parents past.
That said, after knowing that his dad lost an arm to save his mom and Uncle Zach, and that his dad had been living alone all these years, he became soft-hearted. Since his mom had Uncle Zach and Lou, whereas his dad was by himself, Egret decided to return to his dad.
Jared put away the letter and the wooden sculpture.
He did not need to do a paternity test because Egret looked so much like him and Gwen, so how could Egret not be their child? Howis…
Your mom now? shes beginning to feel that her strength is falling short of her will these two years, and she keeps thinking that shell suddenly pass away one day.
Uncle Zach has been bringing her around the world, and they agree that sheIl be buried wherever she dies.
Jared smiled.
Thats great.
Shes together with the man she loves now, so even if she leaves one day, shes probably happy.
—- Later on, Jared announced that Egret would be the Crawford familys successor.
Another seven years passed in a wink, where Egret became 22 years old and inherited the Crawford Group.
When another year passed again, Jared received news that Gwen could not hold on any longer.
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