Chapter 418: Francis Larson’s Secret

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Dad, have you thought it through? You’ll lead a difficult life in the future if you do that.”

“I know, but my life has never been easy. This decision is good for everyone—for you and Finn. We can’t just live for ourselves. Do you know how much Finn has suffered?”

For some reason, Yvette Larson couldn’t help but feel that her father was behaving differently today. ‘He’s not as useless as he usually is. He’s never been domineering, but he seems like a new person today. It even seems like he was only putting on an act in the past.’

“Dad, can I ask you a question?”

“Go ahead.”

“Finn had his own reasons to keep his identity a secret for the past three years, and even I knew nothing about it. Do you think some people would hide their identities for decades, even from their wife and children?”

“Are you talking about me?”

“That’s right. You’re acting strangely today. Don’t tell me that you’ve been hiding your own identity too. Why?”

“Well, there’s no need to hide anything from you anymore. Do you know why your great-grandpa chose to let you marry Finn Taylor amongst all the other beautiful girls in the family? Do you really think it’s because he liked you? I think that the other girls had sweeter tongues and would probably have gained more favor from him. It would make sense if Finn was a piece of trash, but he isn’t. Your great-grandpa knew that too, and that’s why he definitely would’ve chosen someone he liked very much—not you.”

‘Dad is right, so why was I chosen in the end?’

“Have you thought about something else? Your mom would never have agreed to let you marry Finn, so why did she agree to it in the end?”

Yvette Larson realized that there was much more to this than she thought. ‘Mom hates Finn and has always targeted him after our marriage. She had even convinced her son-in-law to divorce her daughter, so why had she agreed to the marriage at that time?”

“Finn is the Taylor family’s eldest son and also Master Peregrine. I already knew about this because I’m part of Peregrine Hall too.”

‘Dad is part of Peregrine Hall?’ Yvette Larson was stumped. “Are you serious? Don’t lie to me about such a serious matter.”

“No, it’s the truth. I didn’t want to fight with my brothers for the family’s inheritance because I’ve experienced so much more. My name in Peregrine Hall is Thunder. Of course, I had to say that I didn’t know Finn. Peregrine Hall is so big, and not everyone gets close to someone as important as Finn. He’s the eldest son of the Taylor family, and I’m naturally not on that level.”

“But Dad, why did you come back here if you’re part of Peregrine Hall? Shouldn’t you be in Chicago instead?”

“Well, that will have to do with Finn. Your great-grandpa supported Finn and sent me to Peregrine Hall in hopes that I’d rise up the ranks and become his right-hand man. Unfortunately, he later went missing. Your great-grandpa was forced to return, and I returned with him. Because I wasn’t given a role back at home, everyone thought that I was a good-for-nothing.”

“That didn’t really matter to me. After being in Peregrine Hall, I realized that there were many more men much more impressive than me, and I was indeed like a piece of trash when compared to them. That’s why I let others say whatever they wanted about me.”

“Dad, you’re really blowing my mind today. Never in my life would I have thought that my dad was so amazing!”

“Amazing? If I really were amazing, you wouldn’t have gotten to know Finn. Because I wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t promoted to a position high enough to allow me to get close to the Taylor family. I didn’t even get a chance to meet Finn, much less help him. However, who would’ve thought that he would become my son-in-law?”

“Actually, your great-grandpa told me that he wanted to matchmake you. When I asked more about the man’s background and family, your great-grandpa didn’t answer me. He simply told me that the man was a powerful man and that the Larson family would do well if you were to marry him. I pretended to be anxious about it, but of course, I didn’t dare to refuse his orders. However, I didn’t agree to it either. The one who calls the final shots at home is your mom, not me. All I could do was persuade her so that you could eventually get married. I guess my efforts paid off after all. Look at how loving you and Finn are now? If not for my support, do you think you would’ve made it so far? You better thank me for it.”

“So you’ve been pretending to be a good-for-nothing?”

“Not really; I just didn’t put in any effort to prove myself. Other people might think that I’m a piece of trash, but they don’t know anything because they haven’t experienced the world. There’s nothing I can do about that since they judge others based on their own standards.”

Yvette Larson now viewed her father in a whole new light.