Rosalind looked into his eyes, which were so sincere and passionate, without a hint of evasion.
For a moment, she wanted to tell him what his mother had done to her mother and see how he would react. Would he still want to be with her?
But she held back the words. It wasn’t that she feared Ulric wouldn’t choose her, but she was afraid he would be torn between choices, falling into an endless abyss.
Choosing between the mother who gave him life and the woman he had pursued for years would tear him apart.
Rather than seeing him in such a dilemma, she decided to let go. She couldn’t bear to see Ulric struggle, so she chose to make the decision for him.
After all, Ulric was the Walters family’s only heir, it was only natural for him to choose his mother. No one could blame him for that! If he chose her instead, he would be criticized by people.
…
Johnny dressed himself neatly before Tilda slowly opened the room door.
As expected!
Her parents were sitting in the living room, their faces looking increasingly grim.
Seeing their daughter come out, Tilda’s father, Mr. Wales, spoke first, “Tilda, come here.”
“Dad…” Tilda didn’t dare show any defiance and walked over with small steps like a kitten.
“You still know I’m your dad? You haven’t remembered a single thing I’ve taught you!”
Mr. Wales was usually mild-tempered and rarely got angry, but today, he was truly furious. He was mainly angry at his daughter’s lack of self-respect!
Fooling around with a man at home in broad daylight… Only heaven knew how a father felt about that!
“Dad… he and I…”
“Enough!” Mr. Wales interrupted in a deep voice and then turned his gaze to Johnny, clearing his throat before saying, “Sir, you’ve been coming over to see my daughter repeatedly, which has already displeased me. But I can’t blame you! After all, if Tilda had completely cut ties with you, you wouldn’t be entangled with her. What happened today makes me deeply doubt my parenting methods. It’s not convenient for me to host you today. Please leave.”
“Mr. Wales! Tilda and I are in love. It’s not what you think.” Johnny, usually indifferent towards people and matters, behaved obediently in front of his future father-in-law. “Today was initially agreed upon by Tilda, and I also called my parents to come over and discuss the details of my marriage to Tilda… then… I needed to take a shower because of some issues…”
“Sorry, I can’t agree to it,” Mr. Wales said firmly. “The feelings developed under such circumstances are too frivolous. A marriage built on that won’t last a lifetime.”
“I truly love Tilda!” Johnny became anxious. “I want to marry her.”
Mr. Wales turned his gaze to his daughter. “What about you, Tilda? Do you like him too?”
Suddenly being asked this question, Tilda was stunned for a moment before responding quietly after a long pause, “Yes…”
“What do you like about him?” Mr. Wales scrutinized the young man before him without showing any sign of softening. “Do you think he’s good-looking? Or do you like the car parked downstairs?”
“Tilda, though we’re a humble family, your mother and I have only you as our daughter. We never expected you to marry into wealth! Look at him carefully. Everything about him screams ‘playboy’. Are you sure you can deal with a man like him? Today, he says he likes you. Tomorrow, he might say he likes someone else. Who will you cry to then? What should we do about you then?”