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?"

the secret to lasting in the Pierson Family and the company is not avoiding mistakes. It's making sure no one

"Oh."

me mercilessly. 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 like nothing happened." She tapped her hand, nodding at him encouragingly. "I heard you only won the vote by one, but I'm sure it won't be the same at the

you miss something,

reassuring, Grandma." Atlas nodded in

I just sent Penelope's eldest brother into the lion's

Pierson, I'm doing this for my sister. That time Zoren threw up blood... I was scared," he confessed, lifting his eyes to meet hers. "It was the first time I felt petrified and couldn't speak. I thought I'd lose

face that day was something already etched in Atlas's mind.

Pierson's eyes softened. "Penelope... is very lucky to have you, Hugo, and then the adorable and sweet Slater as

"I doubt that." freewebnovel.com

"And why is that?"

resources since she was thirteen. She stood up against Slater's bullies, encouraged Hugo to be kinder, and... she believed in me when I wasn't even sure of myself or my capabilities. It's not her

I understand your standpoint. I also feel lucky and blessed to have her in our lives. Ever since Penelope came into our lives, it just felt

know." Atlas let

to express such thoughts to Old Mrs. Pierson. After all, she was easy to talk to about family Not that his family wasn't, but they usually didn't take things seriously or just nitpicked. Hence, Atlas ended up nitpickingpon them, even

because I want to talk about something else," Atlas broached after a momentary silence

it in front of her, saying, "Since I accepted the job and was appointed as the Chief Operating

right. The COO position was merely a request, not a gift. If it were a gift, Atlas wouldn't have had to go through the hassle of dealing with everyone

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