Chapter 73~ Can I join you Sweetheart?

“Mum, what are you talking about?” Nikolai asked.

Marjory stood from where she was sitting and moved closer, “You need to get married. It’s essential for you to secure the CEO position.” She half whispered.

“What if I don’t want it?” Nikolai ran a frustrated hand in his hair,

Marjory laughed like she had just heard a joke of the century, “Are you trying to kill me?” She moved backward and took a step behind, “Oh Lord! The child you gave me. He wants to throw away all I’ve worked hard for. Do you think I married your father because I loved him?”

“Why did you marry him?” Nikolai asked softly, the previous events flashing in before him as he felt guilty for avoiding her the whole week.

Marjory sighed, “It was to merge the two companies so that we wouldn’t lose the MacAdams Group. So many people were depending on that. So many families would have lost their jobs and slept hungry had I not made that sacrifice Nik. I hate to put this kind of pressure on you, but I have no choice. It’s eithe