Carl spread his arms and said, "You're a smart girl. In that case, allow me to be frank."
Carla made a gesture with her hand.
The next moment, Carl continued straightforwardly, "The marriage between the two families is decided by Mr. Lierger and me. Neither of us begged one another to make it happen. Besides, our family has proven our sincerity and shown our gesture of respect to you, Mr. Lierger, and the Lierger Corporation. So, it will be a form of disrespect to us if you keep dragging on the decision."
Once Carl finished, Carla lowered her head and apologized. "I'm sorry. It's my fault. Well, I've planned to visit you even if you aren't here today."
"So, are you saying that you have an answer?" Carl gazed at her.
Without beating about the bush, Carla responded, "I think I ought to make something clear before I tell you the answer. After all, I guess your family is interested in understanding it. Why don't we be open and honest with one another?"
Carl was delighted. "Absolutely! I like to speak to smart people."
"First, Zayn and I didn't manage to get our marriage certificate. Besides, our wedding wasn't completed yet. Hence, we're not husband and wife legally."
Carla paused for a while and added, "In the past, we agreed that the three kids would bear Zayn's family name. However, we've come to a decision that I'll have Randy's custody. As such, Randy will
bear my family's name. As for my shares in Lierger Corporation, I'll transfer them back to Daemon. It will happen regardless of I'm married or not—"
Carla observed the change in Carl's expression once she finished and realized that he looked a bit shocked. Apparently, he didn't expect that she would make such arrangements.
"Certainly, " Lucas replied right away, "When you've married me, I'll take care of you on my own. Your shares in the company aren't important."
Carla gazed at Lucas when she heard it. Deep down, she could feel that Lucas was sincere.
"Is there anything you want to add?" After a while, Carl came to his senses and asked smilingly.
"That will be all for now, " Carla responded with her curled lips, "Sir Carl, is there anything you would like to ask me? Please go ahead."
"You said that Randy would be under your custody. In that case, would you change his family name to ours?" Carl cut to the chase.
Carla was startled, for she had never considered the matter before. Back then, she didn't decline it when Jombo requested to change her children's last name to Giblo.
At that time, the children had reunited with Zayn and loved him. Besides, Zayn was sincere to them and married her against all odds.
Nevertheless, things took a dramatic turn after Carla married Zayn. The Giblo family drove her away while keeping the children. Then, partly because of the Giblo family, Solara and Shelley attempted to kill her, and Mrs. Borah became the unfortunate casualty. After experiencing all these, Carla thought about taking revenge on the Giblo family. In the end, she let go of her grudge and stayed away from the family for her children.
Despite the pain inflicted upon her, Carla never thought about changing her children's last name again.
Deep down, she opined that a name wouldn't determine someone's future. Also, the children would suffer if their names were changed many times.
She didn't have to care about Zayn's feelings. However, what would Randy, Josh, and Venus think? Will it break their hearts since they are so young?
After pondering over it, Carla gave them a crystal clear answer. "I won't change my kids' last name. After all, names are only used to address someone, and I don't think they are so important."
"Did Mr. Lierger bring it up with you?" Carl continued to ask.
"Nope, " Carla frowned as she said, "Sir Carl, feel free to speak your mind."
After thinking about it for a few seconds, Carl said, "The kids' names in Chanaean can remain as they are. However, after you're married into our family, I hope that they can change their Ustranasion names by bearing our family name!"
"Dad—"
"It's impossible, " Carla rejected without hesitation. "Marrying Lucas or not is my personal affair and not related to the children. Why should they change their last names for me?"
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