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TWO YEARS LATER

Marcus returned after he had successfully acquired a large energy company in Livebop. In fact, Livebop was now the second-largest global hub for the Fowler Group, and their stocks had increased by 50% in the last three years alone.

Despite his flourishing career, he had no woman by his side.

Back in Duefron, the Fowler family had picked several girls from their social circles that they felt would be suitable for him. All of them looked outstanding and were talented in various ways. Fast-forward to two months later, Marcus had gone on two dates with a young woman from the Finch family, and he felt quite indifferent about her.

Even though he was now 30, Marcus still didn't have any real interest in women.

His choice of Violette Finch was mainly due to her hair color and a particular habit of hers, nothing else.

She had jet-black hair that reached down to her shoulders.

On their first date, she had taken out a hand cream and delicately applied it to her hands. Marcus knew the product brand and he stared at it for several seconds. Violette couldn't help but smile bashfully as he stared.

“It smells pretty good," Marcus had remarked casually.

With his handsome looks and mature behavior, he had a magnetic charm that Violette just couldn't resist.

One day, when Marcus had a business engagement to attend, Violette showed up.

She looked somewhat shy, and Marcus guessed that the Finch family seemed to be eager to solidify their daughter's relationship with him as soon as possible. After looking at her for a moment, he finally said, “Let's go together.”

Then he proceeded to wait patiently for her to get ready.

He treated her the way any other man treated his girlfriend-gentle, patient, and with mutual respect.

He felt that if after another six months and they were still getting along well, they could get married and have a child, not necessarily a boy, but at least the heir to the Fowler family ought to be male.

Violette had a gentle personality that was quite suitable for the position of a wife.

But every time Marcus thought about it, he always remembered the woman he once loved. Back then, when he made up his mind to marry her, his mindset was completely different from the way it was now.

He had eagerly wanted to build a family with her and have children, not as heirs of the Fowler family's but as their own babies.

Yet, in the end, he ended up being the one who uttered those hurtful words and ended their relationship.