Mother's First Love, Like Father Like Son

The day my mother brought her childhood sweetheart back to our luxury villa, my father stood on the balcony and smoked through the night. He had quit smoking years ago.

In the past, his colleagues at the research institute always envied him for having a powerful CEO as a wife.

They told him he should stay home, enjoy the luxury, and take control of the family finances instead of grinding in a lab.

My father had only smiled gently. "Money and status are just fleeting things. As long as our lov