Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 337

Chapter 337: Chapter 337

Mr. Rhodes fell silent for a moment before sighing. "If you two don’t have a child of your own, what will happen to you in the future? Her daughter is already an adult, and you have no relationship with her. Do you really think she’ll treat you like her own father and take care of you?"

Roman chuckled, a little perplexed. "Dad, I’m not that shameless. I never raised her, so on what grounds should she treat me like her own father? When my time comes, I’ll be grateful if she just helps arrange my affairs."

Hearing Roman’s words made Mr. Rhodes feel even worse. He opened his mouth to speak, his voice laced with anxiety. "Have you really thought this through? You really don’t want a child of your own?"

Seeing the worried expression on his father’s face, Roman didn’t have the heart to upset the old man any further.

Roman took his father’s hand and said earnestly, "Dad, if marriage was just about procreating and passing on genes, I could just go to a hospital and donate sperm. Why go through all this trouble?"

"The way I see it, marriage is about having a companion in your old age—finding someone you love to spend the rest of your life with, sharing all of life’s joys and sorrows. Everything else is secondary. Dad, I truly love her. I want to become a part of her life, and I want to share my life with her. To me, that’s the real meaning of marriage."

"Dad, Winnie is a wonderful mother. She’s raised her daughter to be an outstanding young woman—more impressive than any other person her age I’ve ever met. It’s a blessing to have someone like that in the next generation. Besides, I have a nephew. For Winnie and me, there’s no need to take a risk and roll the dice on another child."

Mr. Rhodes looked at his eldest son, remaining silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly. "...I know you have a mind of your own. I’ve known for a long time that I can’t tell you what to do..."

Mr. Rhodes knew his eldest son, Roman, was different from his younger son. Roman had been strong-willed since childhood; no one could ever force him to do something he didn’t want to do.

’He’d always insisted he would never marry or have children. The fact that he’s now found someone he loves and is considering marriage is already a blessing from my late wife’s spirit. I shouldn’t ask for anything more...’

But Mr. Rhodes was, after all, a man of traditional values. The knowledge that Roman wasn’t planning to have children still caused him a pang of sadness.

Seeing his father’s expression, Roman smiled and patted his hand. "Dad, a person’s life is just a short journey of a few decades. I’ve already walked half of mine. I want to walk the other half with her. Nothing else is important."

Mr. Rhodes mumbled, "I was just hoping you could have a child to carry on the bloodline..."

Roman smiled. "Why does passing things on have to be about bloodlines? When I die, my body will decompose and return to the earth. The molecules and atoms that made up my body will rejoin the cycle of life in the universe, becoming parts of other things. Isn’t that a form of carrying on, too?"

"Every planet in the universe has a lifespan. Life on Terra, too, will eventually come to an end. When that happens, all living things on this planet will return to nothingness... Is it really so meaningful to be fixated on passing down a bloodline?"

"Dad, isn’t this disaster the universe’s answer to humanity? Nothing lasts forever. In this life, being able to spend a few decades with the person you love is more than enough."

At this, Mr. Rhodes fell silent once more.

After a long while, he finally nodded. "Alright. Since you’ve thought it all through... I won’t say anything more."

In truth, from his earlier chat with Winnie Summers, Mr. Rhodes could already tell she was a good woman.

Although he wasn’t entirely satisfied with her being a divorced mother, since Roman was happy, Mr. Rhodes decided to accept it.

With this thought, Mr. Rhodes sighed and said, "Well, since things have come to this, you should find a time to arrange for our two families to have a meal together."

Roman scratched his head. "Whoa, Dad, don’t get ahead of yourself. It’s not a done deal yet... We’ve been talking all this time, but she might not even say yes!"

Mr. Rhodes’s eyes widened. "Not a done deal? And you already gave her that brooch worth billions?"

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