"Cole regrets not firmly establishing his identity back then, and he feels guilty towards his little sister."
"Guilty for what? She insisted on listening to the family..."
"Alright, alright, I can’t reason with you." The deputy chairman imdiately got up, knowing this person was being stubborn again, and waved his hand impatiently.
"Hey, that’s not right. You run away when you can’t out-argue . You’ve been using the ’slip away’ trick for decades, can’t you co up with sothing new?" The branch chairman imdiately got up and chased after him.
"I’m afraid of you, okay? My wife is waiting for at ho to have dinner, why don’t you co ho with and argue your case with her?" The deputy chairman asked.
"I’m telling you, besides slipping away, your other trick is using your wife against ." The branch chairman puffed up with anger. His sister-in-law was as gentle as water, and whenever he was in front of her, he didn’t dare to speak loudly, afraid he might scare her and make her cry.
Let alone argue.
"As long as this trick works on you." The deputy chairman laughed as he turned away, because he couldn’t stand this person’s nagging.
——
Frederick Cole drove ho and imdiately sensed the awkward atmosphere upon entering.
"You’re back." Hazel Bennett quickly ca up to greet him, reaching for his bag.
Frederick Cole furrowed his brows and stared at Hazel Bennett’s red eyes, asking, "Have you been crying?"
"No." Hazel Bennett rubbed her eyes with a smile, trying to cover up, "So sand got in my eyes earlier, I got it out."
"Have you eaten?" Hazel Bennett asked, "I could fix you sothing. I didn’t know you were coming back, otherwise I would have waited to eat with you."
"Just make sothing simple." Frederick Cole said, "I need to talk to Hayley."
Hazel Bennett hastily stopped him, and facing Frederick’s serious gaze, she shrank back like a startled deer but managed to speak out, "She... she’s tired after returning, and has already gone to rest. If there’s sothing, tell ."
"She was probably angry when she ca back?" Frederick Cole knows Hayley Cole’s temper well; she didn’t get what she wanted, she must be upset.
While he wasn’t ho, Hayley would definitely vent her anger on her mother.
He ca back to address this.
"Not really..." Hazel Bennett mumbled softly, "She just has a bit of a temper..."
"You go and cook." Frederick Cole said, "I have to discuss the training camp matter with her."
Hazel Bennett was shocked upon hearing this, disregarding the need to soothe their father-daughter relationship, she held Frederick’s arm anxiously and asked, "What? Did she do sothing wrong? Would it cause trouble for you? Affect Jason and Mia?"
"No, I am just going to talk to her." Frederick Cole knew Hazel Bennett was gentle, but definitely not oblivious to right and wrong, yet as a woman like her... encountering family, husband, and kids throughout her life, she never received anything good.
"Alright." Hazel Bennett didn’t know what Frederick Cole was thinking; she nodded and worriedly reminded, "Don’t get angry with her, she... can’t change."
"You go cook first." Frederick Cole didn’t want her to face the scene where he talks with Hayley; he didn’t want to put her in a difficult position.
Seeing Hazel reluctantly head into the kitchen, he finally went upstairs.
At Hayley’s door, Frederick Cole knocked: "Open up."
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