Chapter 1065: Do what you see fit.

[OLD PIERSON RESIDENCE]

Butler Hubert dismissed the maids from the dining room as Old Mrs. Pierson was with Atlas Bennet.

"Oh, my dear, Atlas." Old Mrs. Pierson held Atlas's hand affectionately. "I heard about the good news. Thank you, my dearest. I know this is a heavy burden to carry, and I apologize for it."

Atlas offered Old Mrs. Pierson a subtle, kind smile-a smile that would shock the entire world if they saw it. "It's not a burden at all, Grandma. I told you I'd think about it."

"The Pierson Family is such a headache. I'm sure they were all watching. They would never take their eyes off of you until they see you make a mistake."

"Then, that only means I cannot make mistakes."

"Mistakes happen, whether you want them to or not."

"They do, but not for you," he argued calmly. "Otherwise, I don't know how you were able to stay so long disciplining all those troublemakers. Not to mention, for a woman—no offense-but I believe that during your time, having a woman lead such a big family was ten times harder than now."

Old Mrs. Pierson laughed out loud, agreeing that her family was truly a bunch of troublemakers. "It wasn't easy, and I used to fight a lot." She grinned meaningfully. "But that doesn't mean I didn't make mistakes here and there."

"And no one ever said a word about it?"

tighter. "My dearest, the secret to lasting in the Pierson

"Oh."

It doesn't matter how many good things I've done one mistake, and I'd find myself beaten to the ground. Thankfully, I also had people who covered for me. People who saw my mistakes, helped me fix them, and acted

more confident that even if you miss

very reassuring, Grandma." Atlas nodded in

the least I could do, knowing I just sent Penelope's eldest brother into

threw up blood... I was scared," he confessed, lifting his eyes to meet hers. "It was the first time I

in Atlas's mind. Hence, if keeping Zoren alive was another way of keeping his sister the way she was, he didn't mind even if he

brother," Old Mrs. Pierson's eyes softened. "Penelope... is very lucky to have you, Hugo, and

"I doubt that." freewebnovel.com

"And why is that?"

our lives." Atlas smiled subtly. "She fixed a company issue that had been depleting our resources since she was thirteen. She stood up against Slater's bullies, encouraged Hugo to be kinder, and... she believed in me when I

and blessed to have her in our lives. Ever since Penelope came into our lives, it just

let out

Mrs. Pierson. After all, she was easy to talk to about family Not that his family wasn't, but they

here because I want to talk about something else," Atlas broached after a momentary silence between them. He then slipped his hand from hers and took out a folded document from

of her, saying, "Since I accepted the job and was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer, I'd

position was merely a request, not a gift. If it were a gift, Atlas

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