Chapter 1673: 1673. Nobody agrees with him
Leo Hall’s personality is both obsessive and elusive; you never know what might touch him, or what might offend him.
Before Leo Hall had the notion of "dominating the world," no one ever asked him what the significance of dominating the world was for him.
He once remembered, when he was about five or six years old, seeing Harry Hall on TV, standing on a podium at Harvard University, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, speaking eloquently while everyone admired this young man.
He seemed to sense a light of universal reverence around that young man. Even though he was aloof, cool, and proud, he still felt the urge to be close to him.
Later, his dad told him that was his brother, and he saw the pride and admiration in his dad’s eyes for his brother, along with a transparent appreciation.
At that time, he was very happy, happy that the youth admired by everyone was his brother, his real brother.
He wanted to meet his brother, and his dad took him to see him.
Before meeting him, he felt anxious yet expectant, he even rehearsed what he would say when meeting his brother for the first time.
And after meeting him?
Leo Hall remembers the scene of the first meeting with Harry Hall, his expression growing harsher.
He gazed at him coldly, and upon hearing him timidly call him brother, Harry Hall only glanced at him indifferently and said, "You’re not my brother."
Afterwards, whatever he talked about with his dad, he completely forgot, but it had nothing to do with him being this little brother.
At that time, he thought it was because he was too young, and his brother disdained him for not being clever enough, so he didn’t want to acknowledge him as a brother.
Gradually, as he grew older, he slowly understood what it meant to be illegitimate.
His very existence was something that shouldn’t have been.
Those people who had favors to ask of William Hall always praised him for being obedient, sensible, and handsome, but beyond that, words of praise used for Harry Hall were never sparingly given to him.
But behind their backs, they still mocked that he was an illegitimate child without status or legitimacy, and without William Hall as his father, who would even pay him any attention.
Hearing such words often, he grew accustomed to them.
But even his own mother didn’t recognize his birthright.
When he spoke highly of his brother in front of her, she would turn stern and displeased.
After it happened many times, he stopped mentioning it.
But his mother always told him that he was an illegitimate child, not as smart or capable as his brother, so he must treat his father well; only by getting his father to like him, his father would pave the way for him, help him to overthrow his brother, and gain everything from the Hall Family.
He actually wanted to tell her he didn’t care about everything from the Hall Family at all; those were all his brother’s, and he didn’t want to fight his brother for them.
All he wanted was for his father to recognize his ability, for his mother to acknowledge his skills, to let them know that their son did not need them to pave the way, nor needed to be compared to his brother.
Later on, he realized he was overthinking it.
His father thought he wasn’t capable enough to surpass his brother; his mother believed he could only rely on his father. Gradually, he began to act according to their expectations, becoming that obedient, sweet-talking, pleasing boy.
Indeed, his father doted on him, always criticized Harry Hall verbally, but he knew that in William Hall’s heart, he actually acknowledged Harry Hall’s talents more.
Now, suddenly Elly Campbell asked him what the significance of him wanting to dominate the world was, and he suddenly couldn’t answer.
