Trapped In Lace

Howard was a talkative person, especially when it came to his two sons. He didn't have a good relationship with either of them, so he would talk at length to diffuse the awkward atmosphere.

One of his sons was Bill, the child he had with his ex-wife. Bill had been taken abroad at a young age by her, so Howard hadn't had much contact with him. However, she had brought him up well, so even though Howard rarely talked to him, Bill had grown up to be an obedient son.

On the other hand, his current wife's son, Mark, whom he treated like his own son, treated him like an enemy.

No matter how well Howard treated Mark, the letter always kept a distance from him.

In spite of this, he was still partial to his stepson.

Although he did pity Bill sometimes, he had already grown up well past the age of needing someone to rely on.

So, Howard wasn't too worried about Bill and had decided to just let nature take its course.

But he also felt that he should take this opportunity to show his affection to Bill, which he had seldom done.

After all, they had barely even spent any time together.

Howard felt like he could mend their relationship by doing that, but in fact, he was just doing it to comfort himself.

There was no gratitude in Bill's mind for his father's sudden affection to him. On the con

low voice, "You really don't have to be so polite. I know what you're thinking. I'm really moved. We're friends, so you don't have to be so formal."

Hearing this, Andy smiled warmly at her.

After saying goodbye to him, Rachel went downstairs with Howard.

Howard didn't know much about this woman whom Jack had only publicly introduced recently.

However, he had seen Jack and Celine together several times in the past.

He had always recognized the difference in their appearance and temperament, but apart from there, he had never concerned himself with the gossip surrounding Jack.

In his circle, there were all kinds of gossip, which was normal for rich and powerful people.

If not for the banquet the day before, Howard wouldn't have given a second thought to Jack and all this gossip.

But the problem was that two incidents had happened on his turf yesterday.

One, a guest had stabbed someone at the banquet.

Two, another guest had saved his son, who was also his benefactor.

And the funny thing was that both these guests had something in common⁠—Jack.

Howard felt that Jack had put him in a predicament.

After all, he had to show his gratitude to Jack's wife since she had helped his son, but at the same time, he needed to deal with the trouble that Jack's ex-girlfriend had caused.