Several cars drove out of the villa one after another.
The tires rolled on the white road with criss-crossed marks.
The place was reserved by Jayden. It was a large private room big enough for 20 people. Back when Cormac didn’t come home to celebrate the new year, the house helpers and drivers would eat with them. The people who stayed with them at home were the same as their own family.
It also looked more lively like that.
Jayden was extremely happy this year. He couldn’t even remember how long it had been since he spent the new year’s eve with Cormac.
After the group of people sat in their seats, the waiter walked inside to ask if they wanted to serve the foods now.
Before Jayden could say anything, Simona spoke ahead of him, “Serve them. I’m hungry already.”
The waiter smiled and asked Jayden for his opinion, since she was a child after all.
Jayden waved his hand, “Whatever my granddaughter says.”
The waiter said okay and walked out of the private room. After a short while, waiters walked one after another and filled the huge turntable with delicious foods.
Simona was starting to drool already, “Wow, it smells so good. I want to eat it.”
She couldn’t wait to taste them already.
“Before we start eating, I have a few things to say,” Jayden suddenly spoke. He let Victoria take out the things he prepared.
“Six years ago, I wasn’t able to take care of them since I didn’t know that I have a grandson and a granddaughter. I’m really sorry for that. Of course, I also need to thank Loredana who gave birth to them and raised them.”
Jayden signaled for the waiter to pour the wine. The waiter understood him. He walked to Loredana’ side with a wine flagon in his hand and filled her glass for her.
“Here’s to you for the first toast,” Jayden raised his glass.
Loredana was shocked. She stood up as she held the wine glass with both hands, “You’re being too serious. I did all of these willingly without any complaints. I’m not worthy of your toast. I’m a junior, so I should be the one giving a toast to you.”
Loredana drank first. She drank the entire glass of white wine in one shot. It was so spicy that her throat burned like it was on fire.
She covered her mouth, “I’m not good at drinking.”
Cormac put food on her plate, “Take a bite to ease it down.”
Jayden waved to let her sit down.
Loredana put the food Cormac placed on her plate into her mouth. Then, she swallowed it after chewing it roughly.
Jayden was in a good mood. He was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law. She was the one who made Cormac willingly come home and gave birth to two lovely kids for the Mendelsohn family.
He took the two envelopes from Victoria, “These are my shares in the company. I divided it into two, one for Samuel and another for Simona.”
The company was being managed by Cormac. He still had shares, but he was giving it to the two kids now.
Loredana stood up again, “They are still very young. They can’t accept something as valuable as this.”
Jayden didn’t allow her to reject him, “I’m giving this to the two children. I already signed the documents. You can keep it for them since they are still young right now.”
Jayden handed the folder to Loredana, but Loredana didn’t dare accept it, “This…”
“Why? Are you despising that it’s too little?” Jayden pretended to be angry. This was half of WY Group’s shares, yet she wasn’t tempted at all.
Deep inside, Jayden was nodding secretly. The people around Cormac must be staid and be able to resist temptations. Seeing this, he was also completely relieved.
“No, it’s because the two kids are still very young. They don’t need these. I can understand your gesture, and I also appreciate it. But this is too heavy for them. I really can’t decide on this for them,” Loredana stil didn’t dare take it. That was half of WY Group.
If she took it, the two children would own half of the WY Group. Though it was for the two children, they were just six years old. They probably didn’t even know what these were. As their guardian, she had the right to keep it for the two children.
However, she couldn’t take it for that reason.
If he gave it to them after the two kids grew older, she wouldn’t stop them. They were part of the Mendelsohn family’s bloodline after all.
Cormac took it for Loredana. The Mendelsohn family didn’t have a lot of descendants. During Jayden’s generation, there were two brothers. Jayden had a brother, but he died when he was a teenager. Tracing back, there were actually two brothers in the generation of Jayden’s father. Jayden’s father was the eldest, while Jayden’s uncle was the second son who wasn’t good at doing business. They opened two branches o the company for him, but both closed due to bankruptcy.
Later on, he also realized that he wasn’t suited for that, so he gave up. He didn’t work and just received money with the shares he had from the WY Group.
Later on, he actually had a son. He was in the same generation as Jayden. According to the lineage, he could have half of the shares of WY Group.
However, he was sterile. He was born with necrospermia. He spent a lot of money trying to treat this disease everywhere. In the end, he was still not cured. He was a little younger than Jayden and was still alive now. However, because of his body condition, he was antisocial and never interacted with Jayden.
He still had 20% of the shares.
The rest were the 50% with Jayden and the 30% with Cormac.
The 20% that was scattered outside had almost no use. The only use was that he could receive 20% of the assets. 20% of the company’s annual profit would also be credited into his bank account. Although he didn’t have children, he didn’t spend his life for nothing. He was quite carefree when he was young. Although he wasn’t young anymore, he still had fun as usual since he still had money. Cormac put food on Loredana’ plate, “Don’t worry. Just take it.”
Loredana mumbled, “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll take your position away?”
She quietly whispered, but Cormac still heard her. He leaned over and spoke to her in a volume she could only hear, “It’s all yours. I’m all yours, too.”ââââââââââââ?/p>
Loredana blushed.
If Loredana wanted to, she could grab Cormac’s position as she held fifty per cent of the shares in her hands.
Victoria had also prepared some gifts for the two children. The gifts were different from Cormac’s. The gifts were not money but gifts full of love. She went to the South China Temple to prey for a talisman in person, hoping that the two children would grow up without any illnesses or disasters. Victoria hung the gifts around their necks. The blessing bag was made of yellow silk and embroidered with lines, which might belong to the Buddhist.
This was not superstition. It was a trust for the heart.
Hanging by a red string, the two children were happy.
“Today is New Year’s Eve, I can’t be empty-handed either.” Boyce also prepared Nephrite pendants for the two children, “I don’t know much about jade but I heard that this jade is good to wear. When I bought the jade, the boss told me that men wear Avalokitesvara and women wear Buddha, I don’t understand what does that mean.”
He gave the Avalokitesvara to Samuel and the Maitreya Buddha to Simona. The little girl opened the red velvet box and inside it was the Maitreya Buddha which was beautifully carved. The Maitreya Buddha held Mala in its hand and grinned in a very pleasing manner.
The little girl liked it very much and touched it with her fingers, “Thank you, Mr. Shawn. I like it very much.”
Boyce was relieved, “I am worried that you will not like it.”
It was New Year, so it was inappropriate to give a gift that was too cheap but he could not afford to give something expensive. He was worried that the children would not like the jade pendants. He was apprehensive for a long time.
He was worried that the child would not like them as gift giving was about giving the right gift to the right person. He could not just give stuffed toys or something, after all, it was New Year’s Eve. Samuel was also very polite, “Thank you, Mr. Shawn. I like it very much too.” Growing up abroad, he did not understand Buddhist etiquette in his home country. He replied to Boyce, “
Men wear Avalokitesvara and women wear Buddha. Is it because girls have to wear male ones and men have to wear female ones?”
Buddha is male and Avalokitesvara is female, that was how he understood it.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.