Winner Takes All novel Chapter 126

Since that incident last time, Amber had used up a lot of energy to fully calm herself down after returning home.

She was very understanding about Jack’s situation at that time.

This time around, when he was planning her parents’ meeting with Jack, she was feeling a little queasy.

Jack did indeed produce some eye-catching results for himself, but compared to her family background, his current achievements were nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Amber wasn’t just any other silly and spoiled daughter. She knew the importance of having a partner with equally significant or affluent background.

Or else, her father wouldn’t have staged so many dates for her when she was still staying overseas for three years. She had to go to dates with nobles from wealthy family, the oil and gas tycoons as well as the heir to huge conglomerates of the Silicon Valley.

She already had her eyes set on Jack, therefore she had rejected all of her previous dates.

However, now that she was bringing her parents to meet the one she loved, even though she never let Jack’s background affect her feelings for him, what about her parents?

Jack even had a divorce some time ago!

This fact alone was akin to an eyesore for people like her parents who was from the older generation.

Since her father was throwing praises at Jack at the moment, perhaps bringing up the topic of their meeting with Jack would be able to improve his image in their hearts.

If she were to mention about their meeting up sooner when her father was no longer so thinking highly of him, maybe nothing she did could help fortify his image anymore.

As expected!

The middle-aged man stopped smiling and asked gravely, “Amber, have you really decided that he is the one?”

Amber slightly jerked with her eyes giving out a strange light and her lips slightly quivering.

She knew what her father was about to say.

In fact, the moment she decided that she wanted to return to the country to see Jack, her parents never failed to broach this topic from time to time.

It was about his second marriage!

It was an undisputable fact after all.

“You must be aware that he is going to remarry while you are a golden single lady. Putting aside the fact that his last marriage was with your former best friend, Katherine, are you really sure that you want to put your future on his shoulders?”

The middle-aged man’s voice was calm and serene, yet it was exuding an impressive pressure on her.

His voice was similar to a blunt knife which was slowly slicing Amber’s heart. It caused a great deal of anguish for her.

“Amber, you are the apple of our eyes. We always respect your decision on everything, but you have to really think things through about this matter.”

The mature and beautiful middle-aged woman chipped in but her tone was not one of aggressiveness. She was trying to lead Amber to see her point in a much gentler way.

In reality, this was always how this pair of old couple work in tandem.

“If you end up with him anyways, a long winding road is ahead of you guys. You might suffer from a lot of hardships and you might even lose everything.”

The mature woman’s voice was low and she was peeking at Amber with unwillingness and slight indignation, “You are someone from such a good family background and you deserve someone who is more excellent too. Jack has gone through a divorce before, and despite the fact that he has a little achievement on his belt, that is still not enough to give you a sense of security.”

Amber only smiled mildly in response.

She knew that her parents were just worried about her long-term future.

However, ever since she was a child, she was the stubborn type.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed back to Jack’s side the moment she knew that Jack had divorced Katherine. Perhaps she was just fond of their past memories or perhaps she already had her heart stolen by him.

The atmosphere in the car was a little heavy.

Amber’s parents wasn’t planning to force an answer out of Amber there and then. They knew that they had to give her ample time to make this decision that would have long-lasting effects on her future.

“Dad, mum.”

Amber suddenly looked up with a determined look in her eyes. She said with a confident smile, “He told me that he wouldn’t let me suffer any losses!”

“You are betting on him with your whole life. I can’t bear to see you suffer from losses either.”

The middle-aged man muttered and a new light appeared in his eyes as he declared, “Alright then. We will see him tonight. At the same time, I just so happen to have asked a few old friends over to gather.”

“Thank you, dad.”

Amber plunged into that middle-aged man’s embrace excitedly.

The middle-aged woman shot an unsatisfied look at him.

He simple replied, “As long as our daughter is happy.”

Then, he pushed Amber lightly and said seriously, “However, although we have decided to meet him, I will have to let you know that come tonight, we are going to see for ourselves what your future holds. Whether Jack is the real deal or not, it is up to our scrutiny. He has to pass our test first. By then, you must promise me that you won’t interfere and defend him!”

“Dad, what are you planning to do?” Amber was a little anxious.

The middle-aged man didn’t answer her. He continued from where he left off, “If you don’t agree to our terms and conditions, your mum and I won’t be seeing him tonight anymore. We will turn around and leave now.”

“I promise you. I really do.”

Amber didn’t dare to pursue this matter further as she hurriedly agreed to his terms.