Chapter 209: James Ford a Loving Father?
The day Ling Xue left Mark after rejecting him made him obsessed with her and made him even more twisted. While he had seen her as his equal, disrespecting him like that in front of everyone was not something he would ever forget.
Never in his life had someone even talked to him like that. From that day on, he had decided that he would use everything he had to get her and the day she would be on a bed with him would be the day he would have his final laugh.
To do that, he had even agreed to his father's demand to give up the position of heir if he wanted him to arrange a marriage between Ling Xue and him. His father, knowing how smart and intelligent Ling Xue, his friend's daughter, actually was, didn't think she would agree to marry his own twisted son.
He could see the obsession in his son's eyes when he talked about her and how he had even given up his position of heir. As a father, he had to make this happen.
James Ford knew his son Mark was not a good child, and he knew he was also to blame for that. After his divorce from Mark's mother, there had been no one to teach him things, and he, always busy with business and other matters, hadn't had the time to take care of both his sons.
They had all the power and money to do whatever they wanted, which made Mark a rich and spoiled brat. He knew his son's lustful nature was also because of him. He had invited many beautiful women into his home for him to enjoy, as the thought of marriage was not even in his mind after the divorce that had cost him so much.
His son Mark, always arrogant from a young age, had started to play around with the maids in the mansion, which he didn't care much about. If his son wanted something, he wouldn't stop him. But slowly and surely, Mark started to become even more twisted, which he now regretted. He should have talked to him when he first did something with a maid.
He now started treating them with disrespect and even began to become violent, which caused them pain, not pleasure. When his butler reported this, James was shocked to learn his son had done something that caused the maid to take a break for a few days.
Calling his son, he had lectured him for a whole 30 minutes, and the only response he got was his silent stare, which told him that his son was not going to stop. Knowing he was partly the reason for his son's behavior, he was still disappointed seeing how different both his sons were.
In the end, he forgave him for his mistake and banned him from hurting anyone inside the mansion.
The next day, he got the news that his son had gone to a tier 2 city. While he was a little relieved to know Mark was no longer in the tier 1 city—because if he had done something similar to people there, it would have caused trouble—he was still disappointed and saddened.
That day, he already knew that his eldest son didn't like him, which hurt him, but seeing what Mark was doing now made him even more upset.
He knew if he tried to stop Mark, it would make him even more upset and cause him to do even crazier things. He loved both his sons very much, even if he kept a cold front in front of them. Even knowing his son was not perfect and did some bad things, he didn't care, as he had reached such heights and was even called the top of the world. Yet, he couldn't make his son happy. How could he call himself a father?
At the event, even though it would be troublesome to arrange their marriage and knowing that even when they were friends, the engagement would cost him a little, he was ready to make some sacrifices. He even hoped his son would change after marrying his friend's daughter. He couldn't wait for that day to come, as it could be called the greatest day of his life.
Being an orphan, he had always hoped to have a family, and after having two sons, he was very happy. However, his happiness didn't last long when his wife asked for a divorce. He feared his wife would fight for his son's custody, which he feared the most.
But after knowing she wanted half of his company without caring about her sons at all, at that moment, he realized the woman he had chosen to bear his children was not the part of the family he had imagined.
In the end, it was settled that she would get 25% of his company, which hurt him quite a lot, but he was also relieved to know he had both his sons. However, this incident caused him to distrust women, and after the divorce, he started inviting many beautiful women into his mansion to enjoy his time.
He had become skeptical about marrying someone else ever again, which was why he wasn't able to provide a mother to his children. At that time, his eldest son was only five. Being an orphan himself, he didn't even know how to show his love, and to him, showing love was giving them everything they wanted.
This was how he continued. After a year of confirming his son Mark's engagement with Ling Xue, he had heard from his son's bodyguard how Mark wanted them to take two people's lives. He ordered them to explain everything, and after listening to everything, he knew there was no other option left.
In the end, he decided to move those two siblings to a different tier 2 city and keep them under his watch so they wouldn't try to do anything stupid. He warned them that if they kept trying to do things against him, he would have no choice but to kill them.