Chapter 51 - The Faye Family Complications

Samuel Faye sat opposite his grandmother in the Faye Villa sipping his tea and observing his surroundings subtly. The old woman was smiling at him as she teased him,"Samual, no wonder you were not showing interest in those blind dates. I had no idea that you would fall for such a young girl. Mou Zirui is a sweet girl from what I have seen. Her grandparents are also very proud of her and her brother."

Samual took a small sip from the cup, hiding his grimace at the horrible taste of the Jasmine tea and said, "It doesn't matter grandmother, whether I fall for her or not. I am an illegitimate child that will never be accepted into her family. I... I have no plans to pursue her seriously. I just plan to have this one date with her because my heart wants to get to know her. She is so sweet and her intelligence is even more beautiful than the exterior. But I will not put my heart on the line. I cannot commit the same mistake as my mother."

Lady Faye Ye paused mid sip as her heart ached for her grandson. This child was not at fault and yet he had to suffer the consequences of her son's mistakes. Sighing, her thin bony hands elegantly placed the tea cup on the side table before she joint then in her lap and said," Being illegitimate is not your fault. And all children are a blessing to their elders. We are not in the old days where this would be a problem. Today, children born out of wedlock are much more common than at any other time. President Mou and his wife won't blame you for the circumstances of your birth. And neither will a girl who truly loves you. Samual, you are older than Alice and already at an age where you must settle. If you are really serious about Mou Zirui then I will not pester you and let you wait until the girl has grown up a bit. Until then you can concentrate on strengthening your business so that the Faye's would be proud of you."

"It is fine that you say this grandmother. You have a broader and open mind towards the world but that does not apply to the rest of the world. My own sister. It's been a few years since we came to know of each other's existence and yet, even now she can only glare at me with hatred. If, as you say it is not my fault then why van she not expect me. She even had me thrown out of her office when I went to see her."

Lady Ye shook her head as she explained, "Samuel, Alice is a different case. The person who has been most hurt in this fiasco is you but the second most negative impacted is Alice. The little girl could not have expected that her father would have an entire family outside the home. And then he would marry his mistress when her mother had just been laid to rest."

"But grandmother it is not my fault or even my mothers! In fact it was her mother who should be considered the third party! I am not saying that it was Aunt who was at fault but neither was my mother! And for that matter, I don't blame father! He did it all to save the family business!"

"Samual!" Lady Ye glared angrily at her grandson for saying these things but she knew in her heart that what he said was true! But they had truly believed that Qin Jia and James had been in love. And that was why the two had agreed to marriage. It was only when Qin Jia passed away that they came to know that James had known about their company having suffered greatly in the past and thus fooled Qin Jia so that her parents would invest in their business! That their son had done something so despicable for the sake of a business and betrayed their filial daughter in law had deeply shocked the couple. As a mother, she had accepted this flaw in her son but her husband had refused to see James until his last breath. But at the end of the day, she was a woman who firmly believed in the old values. And having a capable grandson was no loss as far as she was concerned. 

Samual knew that he had said too much in frustration and looked down before quickly apologizing," I am sorry grandmother."

"It's alright child. I won't hold something like this against you. And since you are so worried about your sister, I will try and arrange everything so that she will be able to visit me and then I will invite you as well. So that you can both bury the differences. You told me that she has a boyfriend now? The little girl vowed on her mother's grave that she would never fall in love so the fact that she is seeing someone means that her wounds have at least started healing. This is in fact a good thing. And I hope that by the time, I leave this world, I will be able to see you two behaving as brother and sister! Now, you go and woo that girl of yours! A nine year age difference between you two! You are going to have severe competition with other boys!"

Samual stood up and walked closer to his grandmother before leaning down and kissing her feathery cheeks," You are the best grandmother I could have dreamed of. As a kid, when I used to dream of having a bog family like my other friends, I used to imagine having a grandmother like you."

Laughing heartily, Grandmother Ye patted Samual and said," Go, you little rascal! And get to courting your girl." Nodding, Samual waved a gentle goodbye to his grandmother and left.. His genlt face now a cold and cunning mask.