Alexander Sterling looked at Evelyn with a smile.
“Who would have too much money?”
“After the split, you won’t have to be controlled by others. You can develop better on your own,” Alexander explained.
“Controlled by others? Controlled by who?” Evelyn asked.
Alexander just looked at her and didn’t answer.
Evelyn asked awkwardly.
“Did I ask a stupid question?”
“If I nod, will I have to sleep in the guest room tonight?”
“We don’t have a guest room here!” Evelyn said.
“It really was stupid,” Alexander nodded.
Evelyn froze for a moment. The next second, she finally reacted. She couldn’t help but hit Alexander a few times.
“You’re so mean! You’re teasing me!”
But she immediately asked seriously.
“What’s the matter? I don’t understand. You have to explain it to me!”
“If there’s a split, some subsidiaries will become independent. They will be responsible for their own profits and losses.
If they are managed well, they will do better than under the group. If they are managed poorly, they might face losses and bankruptcy.
But no matter what, a split isn’t a good thing for the entire Sterling family,” Alexander said.
“Of course. It’s a real family.
If they split, they will form their own small families. Even if they get together sometimes, it will feel different,” Evelyn muttered.
Alexander looked at Evelyn. The impact he was talking about was completely different from what Evelyn meant.
But it couldn’t be denied that the emotional impact Evelyn mentioned was sometimes a kind of loss.
A few days later, Eleanor Sterling was in good spirits. She specially asked the doctor to come and give her another check-up. It was confirmed that she was conscious and thinking clearly.
Eleanor then asked her two daughters to have dinner alone.
“Do you remember this room?” Eleanor suddenly asked when they came to the back.
Isabelle and Lillian Sterling both looked at each other in confusion.
After a while, Isabelle remembered and said.
“This used to be my room and Lillian’s room!”
“Yes. Before our house was rebuilt, this was your bedroom and Lillian’s.
At first, it was the study.
You said you liked the banana trees outside. If you slept here at night, it must be cool.
Later, someone renovated it and changed it into your bedroom!
At that time, we ordered a bunk bed. You both wanted to live in the upper berth. In the end, you fought over it.
I had to hold one of you in each hand to coax you.
Time flies. In the blink of an eye, you are both at your current age!” Eleanor sighed.
“Yes, time flies. I still remember Lillian saying she wanted a lotus pond. Later, after the home was rebuilt, you really had people dig the lotus pond!” Isabelle echoed.
“Yes, Isabelle said she wanted to raise fish, and then she raised them too!” Lillian said.
Mother and daughter talked about the past. They were all equally excited.
It was like returning to the most beautiful and simple years.
At that time, they didn’t care about gain and loss as much as they did now.
The only thing they worried about every day was their homework.
“Isabelle, Lillian, Mom has thought about it. If you think it’s better to split the family, then let’s do it,” Eleanor said at this moment.
Isabelle and Lillian were still immersed in the memories of the past. When they suddenly heard their mother say this, they were both stunned.
“Mom—”
“Don’t rush to express your opinions. Just listen to me.
Mom thought about it for a long time before making this decision.
Actually, it wasn’t easy.
After all, splitting the family isn’t just a game.
If we really split, we will go our separate ways in the future.
I also know that over the years, you’ve always thought I was partial to your big brother.
I was a bit biased. I put more energy on Thomas.
Because Thomas was the eldest son of the family. He was born to bear the responsibility of the family.
So when others were playing, he had to study and go to the company with your father.
Only in this way could he take on the responsibility later.
It’s better to say that our family valued boys over girls.
In fact, it’s true that we took care of the family.
So I was stricter with Thomas.
As for you, it was a different feeling.
I always felt that as long as you were educated to be dignified and elegant, gentle and talented, and then found a good husband and lived a stable life, that was enough.
After all, what we women want is a stable home, a warm and contented partner, and a filial son or daughter. Life would be content.
Of course, that was Mom’s idea, not yours.
Even if your husband’s family was ordinary, it didn’t matter. As long as it was our daughter who took care of the family and drank soup, you would drink soup. If the family ate meat, you would also eat meat. I wasn’t biased in this.
So the husband you found, you liked. Although I wasn’t particularly satisfied, I didn’t strongly object. I went along with your wishes.
After listening to some gossip outside, you were no longer as close to me as you used to be.
Although you still called me Mom, you weren’t my daughter after all!”
“Mom—” Isabelle suddenly sobbed.
“Mom didn’t mean to blame you. Actually, I’m not your biological mother.
Your mother was very sick not long after she gave birth to you.
I was also very angry when I learned about your biological mother and your existence.
To be honest, it was only a matter of one sentence to make you disappear.
But I couldn’t bear it. After all, it was a matter for the elders. It had nothing to do with you.
In the end, your mother passed away. I thought you were pitiful.
I took you back to the Sterling home.
After all, I didn’t have a daughter, and I always wanted one.
And you were lovely and adorable!
So I always treated you as my daughter. I thought I really had a daughter, but that was all!
Later, when your big brother had an accident, I was sad and had to support the family.
Not long after your big brother’s funeral, you two started to split up.
I almost got pissed off by both of you.
Anyway, I’m not your biological mother. I raised you for more than twenty years. Your big brother was also your own brother.
Before his bones were cold, you were anxious to split the family and property. You didn’t think about how your sister-in-law, nephew, orphan, and widowed mother would live in the future!
Isabelle, Lillian, I don’t want to blame you for saying so much.
After all, it’s over.
You also have your ideas. Maybe some of them are beyond my understanding.
So during the period after my illness, I thought a lot about it. I think that if you still want to split, I agree in principle.”