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..."
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