My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash and Hera) novel Chapter 1881

After a brief moment of thought, Nash nodded and said, "That works. I'll likely rebuild the Young Family Village."

Theo raised his glass, took a sip, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If Nash saw that Young Family Village had already been restored to its original state, Theo wondered if it would make him happy. This was Theo's New Year's gift to Nash.

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In the evening, Stetson Schmidt hosted a dinner at the Springside Hotel.

Theo and Wilcox made sure to get Nash to drink a few more glasses. Even without using his spiritual power, neither of them could match Nash.

Stetson joined in, but after three to five glasses, he found an excuse to slip away.

Stetson was Wilcox and Theo's biological father. He raised his glass to Nash and said, "Mr. Calcraft, thank you for looking after Theo!"

Nash clinked his glass with Stetson's and smiled. "Theo and I are good friends. There's no need to thank me."

After sharing a few more drinks with Stetson, the conversation turned to why Theo was sent to the Skye family in Capiton. When Stetson was young, he had done some favors for the Skye family.

It was with the Schmidts' support that the Skye family established a solid business foundation.

More than 20 years ago, when the original Schmidt patriarch, Lennox Schmidt, passed away, the Schmidts immediately began a power struggle.

Humphery Schmidt's family was secretly and openly framed by several other Schmidt family branch heads. In just a few months, they faced various assassination attempts and car accidents. Theo was born during this turbulent time.

Humphery was worried that he couldn't compete with those branches, so he entrusted Theo to the Skye family in Capiton to preserve his bloodline.

He was concerned that the Schmidt branches might trace Theo to the Skye family, so he cut ties with them.

After hearing Stetson's explanation, Nash sighed helplessly once again.

He had often marveled at the ruthless nature of power struggles within wealthy families.

Wilcox took a sip of his drink before speaking slowly, "Although Theo has been integrating the Schmidts' assets these past few days, he has done so under Grandpa's name. To officially take control of the Schmidts, he must be recognized by the ancestors at the ceremony. However, the ancestors highly value surname heritage and bloodline."

Hearing this, Theo downed another glass of liquor, his gaze resolute. "Whether the ancestors recognize me is their business. How I act is mine. Even if they don't acknowledge me, I won't change my name!"

He then turned to Nash and asked, "Nash, when you revive the Youngs, will you change your name?"

Nash was momentarily stunned. After taking a sip of his drink, he smiled and shook his head. "I believe that family heritage is more about the bloodline. Just like how we have the blood of Drakonia running through our veins, no matter where we go, our inherent bloodline remains unchanged."

Though his surname was Calcraft, the purest blood of the Youngs flowed within him.

The revival of the Youngs meant the Youngs would still be the Youngs, and the Young Family Village would still be the Young Family Village.

His descendants could change their surname back, but he didn't want to change the name that had been with him for over 20 years.

Theo grinned, feeling more determined in his decision. He raised his glass to Nash and said, "Great minds think alike!"