“Sorry.”
Sirena lowered her head and turned to leave.
Audrey immediately spoke up, “She is also a part of the Walters family. There’s nothing that needs to be avoided.”
Seeing that the mother and son were about to clash, neither willing to back down, Sirena quickly said, “I just remembered I have some things to take care of. Now that I see you awake, I’m relieved. I’ll go back to work and come see you after I’m done.”
She took a few steps back and left the ward, closing the door behind her.
For a moment, only Audrey and Ulric were left in the room.
The monitoring equipment continued to beep, and the smell of disinfectant filled the air, mingling with an undercurrent of tension.
Since Audrey was rescued after being kidnapped and developed severe depression, Ulric had complied with all her requests, except for one, marriage.
This was the only exception.
“What is it about Sirena that makes her unworthy of you? What does that cleaning woman have that makes her worthy?”
“You need to rest.” When Ulric spoke, his voice was low and hoarse, unwilling to confront his mother.
Especially since she had just woken up.
“Ulric, I’m begging you, marry Sirena.”
Audrey suddenly softened her stance, no longer confronting him head-on.
Ulric furrowed his thick brows, puzzled by many things, “Why does it have to be her?”
He didn’t believe it was just because of Sirena’s contributions to the company.
Although the legal department did rely heavily on Sirena, it was only a part of the company. If he followed his mother’s logic, wouldn’t he have to marry everyone who made significant contributions?
“I have my reasons. Once you’re married, I’ll tell you.”
“Then I don’t want to know.”
“…”
Ulric moved his thin lips, “I have some work to do at the company. I’ll come back later.”
With that, he turned and left with determined steps.
As a mother, Audrey knew her son’s temperament. This time he was very resolute! But… he had to marry Sirena, otherwise, she couldn’t even imagine the consequences.
…
Ulric left the hospital and had just gotten into his car when Johnny drove up in front of him.
Getting out of his car, Johnny knocked on Ulric’s window.
“How’s your mother?”
“She’s fine now.”
Johnny sighed helplessly, “Didn’t you say you were going to keep this from her? Well, with her back in the country, it would have been hard to hide anyway.”
“Yeah.” Although it was sudden, Ulric had been prepared for her to find out since she returned to the country.
“But I really have to say something. Why do you have to do this? If worse comes to worst… you could pretend in front of your mother. Fake compliance. I’m sure Sirena would be willing to cooperate with you. At least don’t make her condition worse! After all, Rosalind won’t know.”
As a good friend, Johnny understood Sirena’s feelings and genuinely cared about Ulric.
But he couldn’t understand why Ulric was so stubborn. He was so flexible in handling business matters! Today’s situation could have been avoided.
“If she doesn’t know, does that mean I can do it?”
Johnny didn’t catch the implication and kept nodding enthusiastically, “Of course! If you can’t let go of Rosalind but want to appease your mom, my suggestion is perfect! Who knows, maybe you’ll lose interest in Rosalind eventually. Right now, everyone is advising you to break up, so you’re rebelling a bit. Once she really falls for you, you might find her annoying. That’s how I am, when I can’t get someone, I think they’re great. Once I do, they lose their appeal.”