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"That's really interesting." Ellie said slowly as she poured herself some more tea. "I didn't think you had such an interesting childhood, I've always wanted to know more about how you were brought up."

"Brought up? A lot of people like to tell me they think I was birthed out fully grown. Well that's incredibly incredibly boring. He always acted like I helped build the company with him. He taught me about stocks and mergers. He let me sit in at all of the shareholder's meetings and listen to those business conversations at a very young age. He would make me sit at his desk while he work and I would ask a thousand questions. My father loved to hear me ask all of my question. It is fantastic to be sitting in the same chair and breathing in the same chair. But his shoes are quite big for me to be an exact fit and we have our different tastes to how a business should be run. His allies can be my enemies at times."

"I mean although it has the same name, obviously it's not the same company and I'm sure with time you can convince others to come to your side to see your views. It's a worthwhile challenge to make your own legacy instead of always standing in the shadow of your father."Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

Henry looked really shy for a minute. "I didn't expect you to understand things like this. I mean I don't often talk about my family with other people. If I did I feel that people would tell me that I'm being too sensitive because I am not keeping my thoughts to myself."

"That's such an old fashioned thing to say."

"I think every man would agree with you, but no one is bold enough to say such a thing." Henry explained truthfully. "I feel secure in my position in the company for now, but you are correct that I should start looking for a suitable expansion to leave my mark. I mean it's not going to be easy, but eventually I will find the perfect partner who will understand our message and vision."

"Making a mark in business is a great goal to have. There's a lot of great rewards and ways I know you could go about doing it." She looked at him intensely as her tone changed. "But what of sharing all of that success with somebody? I think the first time I was introduced to you you were talking about a woman that you had meet who was perfect. You just hadn't gotten to her yet to convince her to be your wife."

Henry avoided meeting her gaze as he straightened his watch and shook it by setting it to his ear. He checked the time again before repositioning it to the position he had set it before. Henry really didn't want to broach the subject, but was addicted to the easy honesty that made him feel so comfortable around her. A little bit of the truth wouldn't hurt her. "I don't have a lot of time in general and there was a very beautiful woman who I kept meeting every where I went. She's very successful at what she does and she's been hurt before. I've been her shoulder to cry on after several failed engagements and I was just convincing her to give me a try. But you know I couldn't push her into something without her deciding that I'm worth it."