Ice and Fire novel Chapter 680

"Mom is worried? Does she want to force me to get married? If she wants me to get married, I could grab some woman and get married to her right now. It would be quite simple," Lawrence said, and his tone was indifferent. So many years had passed, but his heart had never beaten fast for anyone. There were a lot of beautiful women around Lawrence but he was not in the mood to settle down with anyone of them. Love had always brought him pain. It was better not to hurt anyone else or break his own heart.

"Lawrence, don't you know how Mom thinks? Don't you know what kind of life she wants you to live? Our parents are different from others. They won't ask us to get married for business, or control who we choose to love. Their biggest hope is that we find happiness. Lawrence, you love Mom the most. Don't you understand her wishes?"

Lawrence had nothing to say to this. He knew better than anyone else what his mother hoped for, but he had gotten hurt several years ago. After that, he avoided falling in love. He never lacked for female companionship, but he didn't love any one of those women. Some of them were willing to do anything for him, but he knew better than to be moved by their actions. Lawrence was afraid of getting hurt and had built a high wall around him. Nobody was allowed to climb it over and reach to his heart.

The silence that followed was long. Violet thought her brother had hung up, but when she moved the phone away from her ear and looked at the screen, she found him still on the line. "Lawrence, you're smart and you know our Mom's wish. Call her when you have time. You don't need to bother about my relationship. I'll take care of it. You just take care of yourself. Don't let Mom, Dad and I worry about you," she said.

After a while, Violet continued,"Also, Grandpa and Grandma miss you very much. Find time to call them too, okay?"

"Yes, I know," Lawrence mumbled.

"Okay. If you have nothing more to say, I'll hang up now. Go home and don't stay out for too long."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye, brother."

After hanging up, Lawrence moved to stand before the window. A strong wind blew outside. It didn't make him feel cold. In fact, Lawrence felt like his head had cleared up. He had been abroad for a long time. His character and way of going about things had changed. He was no longer the boy he used to be, but he still remembered his mother's words. She had been the best teacher to him. He'd never forget everything she had taught him.

Lawrence looked at his phone and dialed a number. He fixed his eyes outside the window and waited for the call to be picked up.

"Hello, Lawrence."

"I want you to investigate Greg Xiao," Lawrence gave out the order.

"All right, sir," the man on the other end of the line said in response.

"When will you give me this information?" Lawrence asked.

"Tomorrow night."

Lawrence hit 'end' on the call straight away.

A moment later, his lips curled upward. The smile looked sinister but no one could tell what he was thinking. Abruptly, he turned around and walked back to the bar.