Alana recovered from her surprise and hurried to say, "Dad, you and mom don't need to go with me. I'm a grown-up and can take care of myself."
Alana also thought that the decision her father made was too exaggerating. She didn't want her parents to give up the life in Chiobar only in order to look after her.
She wanted to go abroad because she wanted to enrich her experience and make herself stronger. She was no longer willing to be a greenhouse flower.
If her parents accompanied her, she would be protected well by her father again. And it meant nothing to go abroad.
"No. I'm worried. You can't imagine how chaotic foreign countries are." As an overseas returnee, once, Julian persisted in opposing.
Alana was smart and chose not to argue with her father but said, "Dad, how about you discuss with my mom and make a decision then?"
Their conversation amazed Alaric who gave Alana a thumbs up on the sly.
He had to admit that his sister really knew how to handle their father. Emelia was definitely his weakness. He would never object to her.
As expected, Julian calmed down immediately and said, "Alright, I will talk about it with your mom first."
"Thanks, dad," Alana replied with a smile.
Julian looked at his tall and beautiful girl and involuntarily raised his hand to rub her head gently. Then he signed heavily with sadness.
Time flew!
Alana and Alaric had grown up in the blink of an eye.
They were about to have their new lives, and he should try to let them live independently.
...
Sure enough, while Julian told Emelia about his wish to go abroad with Alana, she didn't agree with it.
Emelia said to Julian sternly, "I understand your feeling, and I'm also worried that my girl lives alone in a foreign country."
"But I don't think that it is good for her if we protect her all the time."
"Now that you have allowed her to take over your company, you should leave her alone to experience more. Only in this way can she grow strong enough. A greenhouse flower can never undertake your business, can she?"
Julian pursed his lips and kept silent. Although he really didn't want Alana to go abroad alone, he thought Emelia's words made sense.
Rationally, he knew his daughter couldn't be a greenhouse flower if she would succeed him because he had no way to protect her forever. But emotionally, he was unwilling to see her work too hard.
Emelia naturally had empathy with him. They were parents, and they loved their children with heart and soul.
But she was a bit more rational than Julian, and thus she suggested to him again, "I think we can stay with her for a while and then come back after Alana gets familiar with everything there."
"If we miss her thereafter, we can visit her anytime. Is it OK?"
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