Chapter 332
“Why are you still working at this time?
Tamara could see that Xavier’s company account was online through her account.
“There are a few tasks I haven’t finished.” Xavier replied glancing at his watch. “You should get some rest, Mom.
Tamara frowned. “Why? The holiday just ended, so it should be the least busy time. You should have been able to finish everything during office hours!
Xavier was quiet for a moment before answering, “I’ll be done soom
“Is it because of the rumors Tamara asked. “These tumors have been circulating for days Hasn’t the PR department handled them?”
The PR department was under Sarah and it Sarah didn’t order action, the team wouldn’t do anything on their own.
Yesterday, Sarah had been worried that the tumors would dragon and cause dissatisfaction within the Fulton family, which was why she’d pretended to ask Xavier about it.
Xavier admitted directly, “I didn’t let them handle it. The stock market is outing, and it’s beneficial for the company.”
Tamara immediately scolded, “That’s nosense! Dor our family really need to use rumors to gain attention? The truth about your marriage to Lily will come out sooner or later.
“Right now, the stock market is booming, but once that news breaks, the market will crash Are you willing to ruin your reputation?”
Then let’s just not ounce our marriage,” Xavier thought to himselt. Heaven Lily dicht want to make their marriage public either.
“Are you two still having problems?” Tamara’s tone became more severe. “She didn’t even come home for the holiday, and you’ve been using work to avoid things. Your grandmother even
tried to come to the office to find you, saying she wanted to settle the sce
“Your father and I had to stop her. What’s really going on?”
Edich had been waiting for Xavier to finally introduce Lily at last year’s family gathering, expecting him to publicly acknowledge Lily as Mr. Turon. But instead, it was Sarah who showed up. Edith was frus and refused to eat dinner that evening, even threatening to burn Xavier’s room down.
Tamara had told Xavier the full details, but he could easily imagine how exaggerated and dramatic Edith’s reaction must have been.
“Sorry for the trouble,” Xavier said, “Once I finish this, I’ll explain everything to you both”
Tamara was silent briefly, then said, “At the end of the year, you should all come home and spend the holiday as a family. Forget about the past. Your grandmother is getting old, and she can’t hand this kind of turmoil”
“Understood, Kavies Jeplied.
“And one more thing” Tamara couldn’t hold back any longer. “Xavier, work is important, but family shouldn’t be neglected”
She sometimes neglected family matters, but when she did, Shane would relentlessly come after her, holding her accountable
Their mattlage had been sustained by Shane’s persistence to keep balance. However, with the problems between Lily and Xavies, no one was stepping in to maintain that balance, and mother, Tamara couldn’t help but worry
Though the Fulton family was large and powerful, and Xavier could easily remarry, she didn’t want her son to go through two marriages.
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