Rebirth: Clinging to My Possessive Magnate

Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016: You Lied to Me

"Dad, I just..." James Reed didn’t know how to refute Ethan Seymour’s words. In the end, he just shook his head, "I really don’t have the mind for this right now. I just want to build a business that won’t disappoint you."

"If you want to put my mind at ease, then marry Hayley," Ethan commanded.

"No way..." James refused.

Hearing this, Hayley Cole got anxious: "James Reed, do you dislike me that much?"

"I... it’s not that I dislike you, I just..." James was so flustered that he didn’t know what to say.

Charlotte Reed quietly tugged at Hayley Cole from behind, preventing her from erupting.

On the other side, Ethan Seymour suddenly started coughing violently, his face turning red.

"Dad, Dad!" James shouted, alarmed.

"James, can’t you just let me... be at ease?" Ethan struggled to grasp James’s wrist tightly.

"I..." James hesitated, unable to get the words out.

"James," Charlotte called softly, distressed.

"James, if we get married, I’ll take good care of your family," Hayley took the opportunity to say.

Everyone in the room was persuading James, leaving him no room to refuse.

Charlotte timely added, "James, for your father’s sake, can’t you compromise just this once?"

Six eyes were fixed on James, putting him under great pressure, and he finally had to nod helplessly, "I agree!"

"Really?" Ethan asked again to confirm, "You won’t back out?"

"Really, I won’t back out!" James promised.

"Yay!" Hayley exclaimed, jumping up excitedly, "Mr. and Mrs., James agreed!"

"Yes, yes, this is great!" Charlotte wiped her tears in excitement.

Ethan also sat up briskly from the bed, "This is indeed a happy ending."

"You, you all..." The suddenly lively atmosphere in the ward left James completely stunned.

James finally reacted, and his voice changed, "You all tricked me?" freёwebnovel.com

"James, we weren’t tricking you, we were helping you," Hayley, feeling accomplished, was in a great mood, "If it weren’t for this, how would you have come out from under Ophelia Wilson’s shadow?"

"You all used this to deceive me?" James angrily questioned, "Dad, do you know how worried and anxious I just was? How could you use something like this to trick me?"

Seeing James genuinely upset, Hayley also became a little timid. She did want to marry James, but it didn’t mean she wanted to make him angry.

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Hayley looked to Charlotte for help, and Charlotte nodded and said, "James, don’t blame Hayley, this was my idea."

"Mom!" James stared at Charlotte in disbelief, "How could you joke about Dad’s health? That operating room is so ominous!"

Hearing James still worried about him at this moment, Ethan felt very gratified. His son was truly thoughtful.

"James, don’t blame your mother; it was my idea," Ethan said solemnly.

"James, you worry about me. Do you think I don’t worry about you?" Ethan’s voice was low and filled with profound heartache, "You got so down because of Ophelia Wilson and wouldn’t accept new feelings. How could we not be worried?"