"After careful consideration, I realize it shouldn't be someone else influencing him," Mr. Clemens senior sneered derisively. "Those two adults aren't as clever as Noah. They couldn't have taught him those words!" Silas chuckled. "You can't say that about Micah. He is also smart."

"Micah has a lot of evil thoughts." Mr. Clemens senior became angry when he thought of Micah. "Even if he didn't teach those words, he schemed to have the children persuade me."

"That's true. Otherwise, why would the three children come home half an hour early?" Silas also realized this.

Mr. Clemens senior thought about the children and fell into distress again. "Although it was Micah's trick, the children were speaking sincerely."

"I'll say something harsh," Silas said cautiously. "Micah and his three children are on the same page. If you forcefully separate them, the whole family will resent you. Your great-grandchildren have their own opinions, especially Noah. What if he really follows his mother and leaves?"

"You old fool, do you think I'm not miserable enough?" Mr. Clemens senior angrily cursed. "You come up with a solution for me then!"

Mr. Clemens senior's cane struck the ground with a thud.

Silas took a step back in fear and anxiously said, "Sir, I dare not speak rashly about this. I'm afraid it will make you angry."

"You speak, I forgive you," Mr. Clemens senior, at his wit's end, wanted to talk to someone and seek advice.

"Actually, I think..." Silas hesitated and finally spoke the truth, "Micah is determined to marry Miss Roth, and they have three children who are also quite likable. In this situation, you really can't forcefully separate them. Why not just support them?"

"You old fool, I asked you to come up with ideas and solutions, but you end up becoming their advocate?!"

Enraged, Mr. Clemens senior struck Silas with his cane, though with considerably less force than when he hit Micah. After all, Silas was nearly eighty years old and couldn't withstand the blows. Unlike Micah, who had a thick skin and could withstand it.

"You asked me to speak, and you said you forgive me. Now you're angry again." Silas looked aggrieved. "Why don't you keep your word in your old age?"

"You dare to talk back," Mr. Clemens senior barked.

"I dare not, I dare not," Silas quickly apologized. "Mr. Clemens senior, honestly, it wasn't Mr. Noah's words that moved me. Rather, I thought of our Mr. Clemens." Silas spoke the last two words very carefully.

The Mr. Clemens he referred to was Micah's father, a world-renowned talent with great potential, but he didn't like doing business and had his own opinions on matters of the heart.

Mr. Clemens senior had compelled him to pursue a business education, coerced him into abandoning his cherished girlfriend, and arranged a marriage with a woman from a prestigious family deemed a suitable match. Ultimately, his career had failed to flourish, leaving him embittered.

At a young age, he unexpectedly passed away together with his wife.

This became a lasting pain in Mr. Clemens senior's heart.

Previously, any mention of Micah's father would undoubtedly trigger Mr. Clemens senior's fury. However, when Silas broached the subject now, he didn't react angrily, for it represented his greatest concern.

"The James family had an inescapable responsibility for what happened back then, but if we hadn't imposed any obstruction..." Silas paused and dared not continue.

Taking a moment, Silas cautiously glanced at Mr. Clemens senior's expression before continuing in a calm voice, "I see Micah's feelings for Miss Roth are no less deep than Mr. Clemens's for the James heiress

"I truly fear that if you intervene this time again and something happens to Micah this time... While the Clemens family has someone to carry on, you are already 96 years old. How much time do you have left? Can you nurture Mr. Noah and Mr. Nathan just like you did with Micah?"

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