Chapter 281: A Pity


    Jeffrey snapped after hearing this.He got to his feet without a word, his expression grim, and was


    about to storm out of the house.


    Having known that he would react this way, Nellie rushed to stop him.


    "Bruce, if you dare walk out of that door right now—"


    "What, are you going to disown me?" Jeffrey cut her off.


    "Please, Mom! Will you stop using this threat on me every single time?" Nellie fell silent.


    Since the same threat always worked, she could use it again and again.


    "Bruce, won''t you try and understand? You know how thepany is doing at present.You''re our son!


    Why won''t you help us? I know you''re angry.I admit that your father and I neglected you for so many


    years, but we didn''t have a choice.You insisted on staying in the entertainment business despite our


    disapproval.Do you even know how those people talk about us behind our backs?"


    Jeffrey''s lips curled into a sneer.All it took was some strangers’ unsolicited remarks for them to ignore


    their son for years.


    Simply put, they were mortified of his career choices, and they had held on to their prejudices for so


    long.


    Jeffrey had gone through so many hardships just to get to where he was now.And yet his parents never


    cared about his struggles.


    They hadn''t even bothered to ask how he was doing.Not even once.He would be lying if he said that he


    had no grievances of his own.


    "Bruce, your dad and I have worked hard to raise you well.Now that we need your help, won''t you


    return the favor?"


    "Sure, I will!"


    Nellie''s face instantly brightened at his response.She opened her mouth to say something, but Jeffrey


    was not done talking yet.


    "I will give you my money."


    ‘Money? It has nothing to do with money at all.Besides, his money is like a drop in the ocean to the


    company" she thought.


    "Bruce!"


    "That''s all I can do for you.Were you expecting me to sell myself? I''m sorry, but I''m afraid that''s


    impossible!" Nellie was trembling with barely contained rage.


    Where are you talking about? When did I ask you to do such a thing? You''re already twenty-four years


    old.


    Of course, you''re expected to think about marriage! [''m just doing my part as a parent and ask you to


    go on a blind date, and you use me of selling you?"


    "Oh, so are you saying that you don''t actually want me to deceive an innocent girl and trick her into


    using her family’s influence to help you get through this crisis?"


    Nellie gaped at him, at a loss for words.


    It was true that she had hoped for her sons to marry girls from wealthy families, but she also knew that


    Bruce was different from Brian.


    The former had been rebellious since his early childhood, and he would never date a girl that she


    arranged.


    With that said, Jeffrey''s presumptions were correct.


    Even so, Nellie still felt humiliated by his blunt and unforgiving words.She pointed a finger at Jeffrey.


    "You..."


    "Mom! I''m telling you, I have no interest in cheating the fortune out of an innocent girl!’


    "You bastard!" Nellieshed out.


    "You''ve changed women one after another in the past years.I''m only asking you to do it again and get a


    new girlfriend.Why do you have to be so difficult?"


    "That''s different," Jeffrey countered.


    "Then tell me, how exactly is it different?"


    "First of all, I take my rtionships seriously.I''ve never dated a woman I wasn''t in love with.And when


    the feelings disappear, I make a clean break.I don''t cheat on anyone.Secondly, just because I change


    girlfriends frequently doesn''t mean I can date anyone.I loved each girl and respected them.And here


    you are asking me to y with someone''s feelings? Sorry, I can''t do that."


    "You-" Jeffrey cut her off.


    "There''s no way I will ever do such a thing."


    Nellie was so ovee with fury that she clutched her chest and fell back on the sofa.Her face was


    drained of color.


    "Can''t you just shut up?" Brian roared, ring at Jeffrey.


    However, his interference only pushed the other man to the edge.


    Jeffrey jeered at Brian.


    "Since you''re so filial,why don''t you go to the blind date? Why do you drag me into this?"


    "What the hell is wrong with you, Bruce? Why are you so angry over such a trivial matter?"


    Jeffrey scoffed and shed them a derisive smirk.He had just found out his uncle and Wendy had two


    children together.He had already been in a foul mood to begin with.


    When his mother called, he was at the bar drinking his frustrations away.He could bear his mother all


    right.But he couldn''t take shit from Brian.


    ‘Does this bastard actually think he can act tough and teach me a lesson?’ Jeffrey sneered inwardly.


    "If you need money, I''ll try and see how much I can give you.If it''s something else you need, I can''t help


    you at all."


    He had seen the news, of course.And if he was being honest, it didn''t look good at all.He was a man,


    but even he felt terrible about it.


    To think that a five-star hotel couldn''t even ensure the safety of its guests.


    Worse, a staff member had even witnessed the whole incident, but they never called the police.


    The truth was staring them right in the eye.The management was an absolute failure.


    If it were up to him, he wouldn''t hesitate to put the establishment on his personal cklist.


    And this was what confused Jeffrey the most.


    Instead of taking care of the problem, his mother asked him to go on a blind date with a girl so that her


    family could help them.


    He couldn''t agree with that logic at all.


    "Call my assistant if you need money.I''ll be leaving now."


    "Stop!" Nellie yelled.


    Jeffrey sighed and rolled his eyes, but he did pause and turn around.


    "Is there anything else, Mom?" Nellie seethed, her breaths growing heavy.


    She had already humbled herself in front of her son, but he was still refusing to help.


    Since there was no point in ying the good guy anymore, she decided to drop the act altogether.


    Nellie''s face turned cold and indifferent.


    Gone were the traces of sadness and pain from earlier.She stood and straightened her suit.


    It was like she had be an entirely different person.


    Jeffrey looked her up and down, his eyes full of disdain.


    "It''s a pity you didn''t try your hand at being an actress, Mom."


    The veins in her forehead protruded at that, and a muscle ticked in her jaw.


    "Bruce, if you don''t want to go on a blind date, then I won''t force you."


    ‘Good, then! I wonder what the catch is"


    Sure enough, Nellie still had something else to say.


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    She walked up to Jeffrey and said, "Instead, I want you to do me a different favor, something that is


    easily within your abilities."


    "Keep talking."


    He didn''t dare to say yes right away.His mother was vicious; there was no telling what kind of malicious


    request she was about to make.


    "Bruce, I heard that you''ve been living at Ensfield these days."


    His fingers toying with his car key, Jeffrey sneered.


    "Oh, wow! I''ve actually been living there for years, Mom.It appears that nobody told you until recently."


    That caught Nellie off-guard, and she blinked at her son, speechless.


    She recovered quickly, however, taking a deep breath and ignoring his reply.


    "I heard that you''re close with your uncles, and that you often visit your grandfather."


    "Get to the point, Mom.What is it that you want to say?"


    "As you know, ourpany is facing aplete disaster, but this much is nothing for Oliver Group.As


    long as they help us, I''m sure that we''ll be able to get through this just fine."


    Jeffrey cocked his head to the side, understanding finally dawning on him.


    "Well, you want me to ask Uncle Ryan to take care of thepany''s problem?"