After the party, Alana told Julian that she wanted to go to work. Julian was very reluctant, "Take your time. You can stay home for a few more days with your mother."
Emelia spoke up for her daughter, "She lives at home every day now, so she can come back to spend the night with me even if she goes to work, right?"
Alana said, "Yes, dad, I know you don't want me to tackle the plots and tricks in the business. But I will get bored if I keep staying at home, so I might as well go to work and learn more from you earlier."
"Okay." Since Emelia and his daughter strongly demanded it, Julian had to agree.
If it wasn't for the fact Alaric, that brat, showed no interest in doing business...
He dismissed this thought as soon as it occurred to him. The die was cast. He knew that it would be of no avail if he kept blaming Alaric.
Since the very beginning when he agreed to the career paths his children chose, he should have been ready to allow his daughter to enter the business world.
He also had no reason to blame Alaric for being disappointing as he had achieved a lot in showbiz.
Now that his daughter had completed her studies, the next step was that he guided her on various trainings. Fortunately, he was still competent to teach his daughter to avoid many detours and mistakes.
Standing aside, Alaric thought he would be reprimanded by his father again. But he could not help but feel relieved to see that Julian had suppressed his anger.
He was really afraid that his father would be angry with him again, and he knew the anger and dissatisfaction of his dad were only because of his dad's love for his sister.
This time, however, seeing that his dad had managed to contain his emotions, he guessed his dad would not be angry about this again. After so many years, it was time to get past it.
Since Alana returned home, Alaric had been asked to go back to his parents' house for dinner in the evening as long as he was in Riverside City.
He had long been living on his own. For one thing, all boys liked being independent when they grew up, and for another, his occupation made it inconvenient for him to live with his parents. Fans would bother them too much.
Alana said opportunely, "By the way, dad, I've chosen a house. I'll live on my own. I chose an apartment near the company instead of one of the villas."
When Alana had not yet returned home, Emelia talked to Julian about allowing his daughter to live alone.
At first, Julian strongly disagreed; as his daughter had finally returned home, she should live with them. In this way, he could take care of her in all aspects of her life and feel at ease.
But Emelia insisted that children should be given space and allowed to live on their own as they had grown up and had their routines and connections.
She said he should allow Alana to live alone in Chiobar. And since Alana went to the company, he could see Alana every day at the company, so there was nothing to worry about.
In the end, Julian relented and compromised. He asked Emelia to choose some of their houses so that Alana could choose one from them.
Of course, when his son Alaric moved out and wanted to live on his own, he also gave his son a few houses to choose from. Like Alana, Alaric did not select a villa either, but a well-located apartment, which was not large.
As a father, he certainly hoped that they could choose a villa. After all, a large villa was more comfortable and spacious to live in.
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