Chapter 297: Chapter 297: It’s Nice, I Don’t Have to Pretend in Front of You Anymore

The phone kept ringing, worried that someone urgently needed Logan, Evelyn hesitated for a moment and took the phone from Logan’s pocket, ready to bring it to him to see if he wanted to answer.

After all, what if it’s something urgent?

Or something about the concert?

Although Evelyn didn’t know what Logan had been through, she knew it must be a big difficulty.

Just as she reached the restaurant door, Evelyn heard Logan talking on the phone.

"Can you give me a few more days? I have some money coming in soon, and I promise I will pay off the balance I owe you as quickly as possible," Logan pleaded anxiously.

Evelyn was startled.

Was Logan short on money?

She heard Logan continue, "I know, please give me a few more days, I promise I will never owe you money! I... hello! Hello!"

Listening to the urgency in Logan’s words, Evelyn felt her heart leap to her throat.

She suddenly understood.

Was Logan troubled because he hadn’t gathered enough money for the concert?

Evelyn knew how much effort Logan had put into the concert.

Besides, his return to perform was also to commemorate his mother, wasn’t it?

The Shaw family was against him playing the piano, Evelyn knew a bit about this.

Now it seemed that his family had interfered again.

Evelyn couldn’t understand, couldn’t they just let someone do what they loved?

At this moment, Logan turned around.

Spotting Evelyn, a fleeting emotion passed through his eyes, and his face suddenly darkened.

Evelyn stood there dumbfounded, feeling like she wanted to disappear.

Logan certainly didn’t want anyone to see him in his current state, did he?

But she had seen it anyway.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop," Evelyn apologized hurriedly. "Your phone kept ringing, and I was worried it was something important, so..."

Feeling very embarrassed, she stood awkwardly, not knowing what to do.

Logan approached Evelyn and rubbed her forehead, no trace of blame in his gesture.

"Come on, let’s head in and eat," Logan said softly.

"I’m really sorry!" Evelyn continued to apologize.

"It has nothing to do with you," Logan shook his head. "Since you already know, I won’t have to pretend in front of you anymore, and I can talk about my frustrations."

Evelyn handed back the phone, her face still full of remorse.

Logan took back the phone, glanced at who had called him, said nothing, and instead turned off the phone before leading Evelyn back to the dining table.

"My family doesn’t allow it," Logan’s voice was extremely soft. "They think my brother managing such a large company alone is too strenuous, they hope I can help manage the company, and further expand the business."

"..."

"But I didn’t agree. I have no interest whatsoever in business," Logan shrugged. "So, now I’ve become this destitute for defying them."

"How can it be like this?" Evelyn frowned. "Your progress in piano is not bad, you’re so young, you’ve already won so many awards. In their eyes, does it mean nothing?"

"Businessmen," Logan chuckled wryly, "In their bones, they believe making money is what matters."

Evelyn grew anxious, "But doesn’t playing the piano also make money?"

"That kind of money, compared to what’s made in the business world, means nothing," Logan laughed and asked rhetorically, "The Shaw family doesn’t need an artist, it needs a businessman who can further advance business."