The Ragsdill family immediately changed the channel as soon as they saw Maria’s figure.
They had a strong aversion towards Maria, to the point where it seemed irreparable.
“Why can’t you accept her again?” Kim tried to change his parents’ attitude towards Maria.
“Hmph, let us accept her? We are the elders,” Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdill’s attitude was clear and uncompromising.
“She has been working hard now and has put in a lot of effort to return to the public’s view. You should try to see the bright spots in her,” Kim urged, hoping to change their perspective.
The relationship between Maria and the Ragsdill family seemed to have reached an irreparable point of no return.
Kim was caught in the middle, torn between them. It had been a long time since he last contacted Maria, and he didn’t want her to be alone out there.
“Son, these past few days, because of this woman, you’ve been arguing with us at every turn. Do you think we can accept someone like her? She is not suitable to be our daughter-in-law!” Mrs. Ragsdill’s attitude was even stronger than before.
Kim sighed helplessly and decided to start with his own father.
He prepared to go upstairs and find his father.
“Don’t go to your father. It’s useless. I have the final say in this family!” Mrs. Ragsdill was always assertive and would not allow someone she disliked to step foot into their home.
Moreover, in her eyes, Maria had always been a person with a bad reputation.
“Oh my, what can I say to you? Before, you didn’t like her because her job was unstable, and even more so because of the scandals she was involved in. She had no positive qualities. But look at how much she has changed recently.” Kim listed all the positive aspects of Maria, hoping to make them accept her.
“Even if she has changed, her heart won’t change. Have you forgotten what she did in the past?” Mrs. Ragsdill’s mother questioned.
Kim muttered under his breath, “That was because of you!”
These words were not biased and happened to be heard by her.
Mrs. Ragsdill immediately became angry and pointed at Kim, scolding, “Are you still my son? Why do you always speak up for that woman? What kind of spell has she cast on you?”
Kim was so angry that he wanted to reason with his mother, but then he remembered that her health was not good, so he could only try to persuade her kindly.
“You won’t understand the things between us! I have my own reasons. Is it so difficult for you to accept one person?”
In fact, Kim had already wanted to reconcile with Maria a long time ago, but he couldn’t resolve the situation with his own mother. How could he face Maria with dignity?
“Fine!” Mrs. Ragsdill agreed in one breath, and she went straight upstairs. However, she missed a step and fell backward.
Kim hurriedly went up to support her, and Mrs. Ragsdill didn’t make it upstairs. She fainted on the ground.
Kim quickly called his father and took her to the hospital.
After a comprehensive examination by the doctor, the conclusion was reached.
“She shouldn’t constantly get angry and shouldn’t make her angry. Her chest tightness and shortness of breath are caused by insufficient blood.”
The doctor’s words made Kim feel guilty.
He could only politely see the doctor off and leave the hospital room.
After a long time, Mrs. Ragsdill slowly woke up and started angrily berating her son, “If you dare bring that woman back and let her step into the family, then it won’t happen unless I’m dead.”
Kim wanted to argue back, but his father’s gaze stopped him in his tracks.
He could only leave the hospital room and sit by the door.
Feeling more and more frustrated, Kim looked at Maria’s phone number in his contacts but couldn’t bring himself to dial it.
He stared at the number for about an hour.
Finally, Kim gathered the courage to make the call, with all the apologies and words he wanted to say already planned in his mind.
Unfortunately, he only heard a series of mechanical female voices on the other end, and the call didn’t even go through.
This puzzled Kim greatly.
He tried calling again that evening, but the result was the same as before.
Initially, Kim thought Maria might be busy filming and didn’t have time to answer the phone.
So he could only wait.
During the time he took care of his mother in the hospital, he occasionally called Maria.
But the outcome was always the same.
This made Kim unable to sit still, so he drove to find Jane.
Jane was already overwhelmed with work. The company had been performing well recently, and the entire company was in overtime mode.
Even Jane herself was no exception.
Kim was assigned to the meeting room.
Jane looked at the surveillance footage of the meeting room, resisting the urge not to appear in front of Kim.
After all, how could a man who couldn’t fix his own family bring happiness to the woman he loved?
After much hesitation, Jane finally got up and went to the meeting room.
“Sorry to keep you waiting for so long.”
Kim didn’t blame her at all.
“It’s okay. I had nothing else to do.”
Jane’s assistant came in and placed a cup of coffee on the desk.
“Why did you come to find me?”
“For the past few days, I haven’t been able to contact Maria. Do you know where she went?”
Kim seemed extremely anxious, as if he had lost the most precious thing in his life.
“She joined a film shoot! Maria finally got a chance in the film industry and received a role that could make her popular. Naturally, she wouldn’t give up on this opportunity.”
Jane’s answer was certain.
Maria had finally encountered an opportunity in the film industry and received a role that could make her career take off. She wouldn’t let go of this chance.
She seamlessly entered the production and even gave up her rest time.
Jane couldn’t help but feel sorry for Maria’s relentless efforts.
Upon hearing this, Kim finally felt relieved.
“If you truly care about her and want to find her, why don’t you sort out the issues in your own family first? Otherwise, coming to her in this state, do you think she would agree?” Jane suggested.
During this period, Jane could see that Kim was sincere.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be sending her messages every day, asking about Maria’s whereabouts.
Kim fell into contemplation. How could he easily promise Maria a stable home when his own family situation was so complicated?
“I’ll be honest with you, helping Maria has already caused my mother to be hospitalized out of anger.”
Jane could empathize with that feeling.
“Take good care of your mother. After all, she’s the one who gave birth to you. You can find another woman, but once a mother is gone, she’s really gone.”
Jane’s sarcastic words struck deep in Kim’s heart.
“I will give Maria a home, a stable home for the two of us, and I won’t let her down.”