“Mr. Walters, I know you want to be fair to me, and that’s enough. Let me handle this myself.”
Ulric felt uncomfortable hearing the term “Mr. Walters.”
“Rosalind, we are husband and wife.”
“…”
Ulric looked at her, but she remained silent, not saying anything else. He felt an indescribable emotion.
The two of them stared at each other for a long time without looking away. Finally, Rosalind spoke.
“Ulric, the gap between us is really too big.”
“I’m willing to come to you.”
Rosalind shook her head. “Are you really willing to disregard your parents for me?”
Ulric pursed his thin lips, wanting to speak but ultimately saying nothing.
Suddenly, Rosalind’s phone rang.
She looked down and saw it was her mother’s number.
She immediately answered, and Eva’s voice came through, “Didn’t you say the person you registered to marry is really named Malcolm? Then why did someone from the Walters family come to me today, telling me to keep my daughter away from their son?”
Rosalind’s heart sank.
“Mom…”
“Come here immediately.”
With that, Eva hung up harshly, giving no room for negotiation.
Rosalind couldn’t stay with Ulric any longer. Her expression changed, and she stood up to leave.
Ulric realized something was wrong and quickly followed, “I’ll go with you.”
She looked up at him.
“Your mom went to the hospital to find my mom.”
“…”
“Mr. Walters, I just want my mom to live without being disturbed. Please tell Lawyer Reynolds and your mother not to push us too hard.”
With that, she walked out of the restaurant.
At that moment, Ulric understood what Rosalind meant by “gap.”
…
Rosalind took a taxi directly to her mother’s place. As soon as she entered, she saw Eva’s gloomy face.
She didn’t say anything, but the atmosphere was extremely tense.
On the way there, Rosalind had thought of many excuses to keep hiding the truth from her mother. But the moment she saw her, she couldn’t lie anymore.
“Mom, I’m sorry…”
Eva looked at her with deep disappointment.
“Do you know why I’m so worried about you being deceived by men? Do you know why I’d rather not have surgery and die than see you bow down to men for money?”
“… I know.”
“I’ve made too many mistakes in my life. Regret is useless now. All I want is for my only daughter not to repeat my mistakes! But you! You’ve really let me down.”
Eva’s tone was calm, unlike her previous emotional outbursts.
But Rosalind would rather her mother scold or slap her than see her like this.
The silence made her feel anxious.
“Mom, please forgive me this time. I’ll tell you everything from now on and never lie to you again! I was just so scared of losing you that I made this choice in a moment of panic.”
Eva suddenly looked at her daughter and asked softly, “What is your relationship with Malcolm?”
“Friends…”
“He genuinely cares for you, I can see that.”
Eva hadn’t been too hard on Malcolm. She had thought of many ways to test her daughter’s boyfriend but ended up using only one or two because she believed Malcolm was sincere.
But she never expected that her daughter had brought him in to deceive her!
If the Walters family hadn’t come today, she would still be in the dark, knowing nothing…