“Not true? Fine! Then tell me, where did the money for the surgery come from? How did your so-called boyfriend suddenly lend you so much money?”
Rosalind pursed her dry lips and lowered her gaze for a long time. “I really wasn’t being supported financially. I… I got married to him.”
She didn’t want to tell her mother about this, but now there was no other way!
Rosalind knew Eva’s personality too well. She was capable of refusing to accept any money from a man even if it meant sacrificing her own life.
Perhaps bringing up the marriage would give her some hope of persuading her.
She hadn’t expected her usually obedient daughter to keep her marriage a secret. Eva looked at her, her mouth opened in astonishment, but she couldn’t speak for a long time!
Afraid that her mother might faint again, Rosalind went out to find a doctor.
Fortunately, they promptly gave her a medication to lower her blood pressure, but it still kept the doctor busy.
It wasn’t until the sun had set outside, and night fell, that the ward regained its calmness.
Eva lay on the hospital bed, not speaking or closing her eyes, just staring at the ceiling.
Rosalind stood by like a guilty child, punished to stand aside.
“The marriage, is it true?”
Suddenly, Eva spoke.
“Yes.”
“Bring him here, I want to ask him in person.”
Rosalind tightly pressed her lips and refused to budge. “It’s not that he doesn’t want to come, it’s just that he’s too busy with work.”
“You married him because you wanted to gather the money for my surgery, right?”
Eva couldn’t move her legs, but she wasn’t stupid! She knew very well that everything her daughter had done was for her own sake.
But she only had one daughter! She was afraid that her daughter would go down the same path as her…
“No.” Rosalind answered decisively, “We have feelings for each other, Mom. He treats me well.”
It was true, he treated her very well.
“Well? Then why doesn’t he dare to come and see me?”
“…”
“Don’t tell me I should only listen to what those people say. Okay, you say he’s busy, then I’ll give him time! Before my surgery, I must see this man in person. Otherwise, no matter what time is set or not, I definitely won’t have the surgery!”
…
After leaving the hospital, Rosalind didn’t go straight back to Easthaven Bay. Instead, she walked to the seaside.
Because it was late at night, there was no more hustle and bustle of the daytime. She could only hear the sound of the waves crashing onto the beach.
The wind was strong, whistling past her slightly swollen cheeks, causing a faint stinging sensation.
Rosalind rubbed her cold arms and her gaze had no focus.
When she was still in Jingtown City, she also liked to come to the seaside at night, especially when she encountered something that troubled her and couldn’t be resolved. She always felt that the vastness and boundlessness of the sea could give her the strength to face it.
Tired?
She had been tired for a long time.
But the problem still needed to be solved, the crux of the matter still existed, and her mother… had to have the surgery.
She didn’t know how long she had been sitting on the beach until Ulric’s call came, and she stood up.
“Where are you?”
“I’m at the hospital!”
“Rosalind.” Ulric’s voice became heavy, “There are people at the entrance of the ward.”
“…”
She had forgotten about that!
“I’ll come pick you up, send me your location.”
He would never ask too much, his first reaction was always to see her.
Rosalind glanced at the passing taxis on the nearby road. “No need, I’ll take a taxi back! It’s already late, you should go to sleep.”
She didn’t want to face Ulric right now because she hadn’t figured out how to ask him to help her see her mother.