Chapter 1343 Letting Go (Sixteen)

• “Yeah, I liked Yaxin. But I’ve also fallen in love with Xiaoxiao. I want to marry her, have kids, and build a life together. I can’t hurt her for Yaxin anymore. I just… never thought Finn would pull something like this.” Chadwick Fullner tried to explain, voice drained. He knew it sounded flimsy. Against the brutal truth, his words did nothing.
• His father shook his head, face tight with pain. “This is fate. You don’t outrun it. Who owes who, who should pay who—Heaven keeps the ledger. We’re just mortals. We can’t see through it. Chad, I don’t want to say more. Whoever you end up with, how you spend your life—that’s on you. I’m your father. No matter how I want what’s best for you, I can’t live it for you. No matter how much I care about what people say, how I hate them pointing at my back, if you’re hell-bent on being with her, I can’t stop you. I can’t ruin your whole life just to save face. Face means more to me than my own life, but your lifelong happiness… to me as your father, that beats everything. It’s just…”
• He struggled to get the words out. “I can’t stay in Shanghai and live with you two. If you remarry her, if you raise that kid as your own, I won’t meddle. I can’t. I can’t control your whole life. But she can be your wife and still never be my daughter-in-law. First, back home, our customs won’t accept it. Second, in my heart, the only daughter-in-law I recognize will always be Xiaoxiao. I already see her as one of us. Chad, your happiness matters, sure—but what about Xiaoxiao’s? What about your parents’ wishes? Are those supposed to mean nothing?”