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Chapter 742 - 736: Fourth Master Takes a Stand 7

Aiden Shaw leaned back as well, with an attitude of confronting him to the end.

His cold gaze sharp in his eyes, he spoke, "When it comes to love, there’s no such thing as first come, first served. If there were, I wouldn’t be the latecomer."

"Not the latecomer?"

Aiden raised an eyebrow and explained, "The engagement between Linden and Rouge was merely a family agreement, with no basis in emotional connection, and they haven’t even met. Whereas my connection with Rouge was arranged by destiny. So, if you count that way, Eddy, Linden is actually the later one."

Eddy: "???"

Not only did he dig the wall but managed to say it like this.

How did he not realize before that his usually reserved and silent fourth son was actually quite articulate?

"Secondly, both of us know one thing for sure, my mother would never force a daughter who lost her mother’s love for twenty years into a marriage with someone she doesn’t like. Such a forced notion wouldn’t stand, and not only would I stop it, but my mother would also be the first to step in."

Eddy Hawthorne had no doubts about this comment.

What he said was right.

As expected, the children had grown up and couldn’t be fooled anymore.

Finally, he relented a bit and made a conclusion, "It seems you really care about that girl."

"She’s my fiancée; why wouldn’t I like her?"

He emphasized the position of fiancée again.

Eddy didn’t want to continue playing the stern role anymore, picked up his coffee, took a sip, and then leisurely said, "I initially thought the bond between you two wasn’t so unbreakable. Considering your brotherhood with Linden, you might have taken a step back."

Aiden made no concessions, his eyes slightly narrowed, carrying a bit of seriousness.

"Sixteen once announced she was committed to a love without breakups, which I understand as being willing to marry me and never separate—a woman who trusts me and has the courage to entrust her future to me. I have no reason to disappoint her."

The direction of the heart must not be disappointed.

So, even if Linden was his brother, it couldn’t be done.

This was not merely about liking and principles but about responsibility for her life.

He also saw the post she made on Weibo and ultimately sighed, "Fine, I won’t interfere with the young people’s matters anymore. No matter how you fight, don’t forget the friendship between the Fu and Hawthorne families."

"Of course not."

Eddy spoke his mind, with a hint of worry between his brows, "I’m just worried about Linden. He... sigh, he’s waited for too long..."

"There’s no absolute passion, nor is there absolute apathy. Back then, didn’t you claim you couldn’t live without my mother? Yet now, you’re harmoniously married, with kids as old as me."

Eddy: "..."

He was speechless, muttering a curse, "You little brat!"

Aiden curled his lips into a faint smile, "Just stating the facts."

"Let’s hope Linden can come around."

"A matter of time."

Eddy agreed with those four words. Back then, Rouge Jarvis was his lifeline, and truly after separation, he felt suffocated and in pain day and night; the world was black and white without any light.

As a result, he rejected all women for a whole five years.

That pain of loss gradually subsided with time, and in the end, when he recalled it, even the resentment was gone.

Perhaps his wife had appeared at that time, making him resolutely say goodbye to the past.

Now when he thinks back, those youthful days faded by time, loved deeply, endured pain, but life can’t always be like that.

One will always find another ray of sunlight belonging to them.