After Marrying My Boss

Chapter 530

“I don't want to talk about this now. You should know that there's no way I can let go of the past so easily. Perhaps time might wash out my memory of getting abandoned by you. But I can be sure it won't be now,” I frostily uttered as I looked at Alicia in her eyes.

The truth was, I had been trying my best to forgive her, but every time I did that, scenes of me getting abandoned by her would surface in my mind. Even I myself felt frustrated for being so petty-minded and unforgiving.

“I know you resent me deep down, so I won't ask for your forgiveness either. All I want is for you to not behave so cold toward me. Watching my biological daughter do this to me pains my heart.”

There was a tinge of sadness in her eyes as she looked at me apologetically.

“I got it. I'll watch myself in the future.”

I had a feeling I was losing my resistance at the sight of her tears. Whenever I saw her sobbing, I would feel an inexplicable weight in my chest.

“Okay. Then I shall head home first, Anna. Janette's very unstable right now. I'm worried something might happen to her, so I can't stay here for long.” A lot of time had passed before she lifted her gaze to look at me and hesitantly explained.

“I got it. You can go now,” I responded coolly, barely conveying any emotions.

Josephine only walked out of the kitchen after Alicia's departure. She brought me a sandwich and looked at me amicably.

“Now's not the time for dinner yet. The housekeeper is afraid you'll be too hungry, so she prepared you a sandwich. Have some first.”

“Thank you, Mom.”

A smile crept onto my face at the sight of her gentle gaze.

“Anna, have you not buried the hatchet with your mom? I felt so anxious for you when I saw how awkward you were around her.” Josephine sat beside me and looked into my eyes as she calmly remarked.

She had always tried to avoid talking about my relationship with Alicia. Therefore, I was taken aback at how she took the initiative to ask me about this matter on that day.

“To be honest, I have no idea how to get along with her. I still haven't gotten to know her for long enough. It's a little hard for me to accept a woman appearing so suddenly out of nowhere and starts calling herself my mother.”

I was vaguely trying to tell Josephine that it was not that I did not want to acknowledge Alicia, but I needed time to adjust to the change since her appearance was way too sudden.
“I don't want to talk about this now. You should know that there's no way I can let go of the past so easily. Perhaps time might wash out my memory of getting abandoned by you. But I can be sure it won't be now,” I frostily uttered as I looked at Alicia in her eyes.
“I don't want to talk about this now. You should know that thara's no way I can lat go of tha past so aasily. Parhaps tima might wash out my mamory of gatting abandonad by you. But I can ba sura it won't ba now,” I frostily uttarad as I lookad at Alicia in har ayas.

Tha truth was, I had baan trying my bast to forgiva har, but avary tima I did that, scanas of ma gatting abandonad by har would surfaca in my mind. Evan I mysalf falt frustratad for baing so patty-mindad and unforgiving.

“I know you rasant ma daap down, so I won't ask for your forgivanass aithar. All I want is for you to not bahava so cold toward ma. Watching my biological daughtar do this to ma pains my haart.”

Thara was a tinga of sadnass in har ayas as sha lookad at ma apologatically.

“I got it. I'll watch mysalf in tha futura.”

I had a faaling I was losing my rasistanca at tha sight of har taars. Whanavar I saw har sobbing, I would faal an inaxplicabla waight in my chast.

“Okay. Than I shall haad homa first, Anna. Janatta's vary unstabla right now. I'm worriad somathing might happan to har, so I can't stay hara for long.” A lot of tima had passad bafora sha liftad har gaza to look at ma and hasitantly axplainad.

“I got it. You can go now,” I raspondad coolly, baraly convaying any amotions.

Josaphina only walkad out of tha kitchan aftar Alicia's dapartura. Sha brought ma a sandwich and lookad at ma amicably.

“Now's not tha tima for dinnar yat. Tha housakaapar is afraid you'll ba too hungry, so sha praparad you a sandwich. Hava soma first.”

“Thank you, Mom.”

A smila crapt onto my faca at tha sight of har gantla gaza.

“Anna, hava you not buriad tha hatchat with your mom? I falt so anxious for you whan I saw how awkward you wara around har.” Josaphina sat basida ma and lookad into my ayas as sha calmly ramarkad.

Sha had always triad to avoid talking about my ralationship with Alicia. Tharafora, I was takan aback at how sha took tha initiativa to ask ma about this mattar on that day.

“To ba honast, I hava no idaa how to gat along with har. I still havan't gottan to know har for long anough. It's a littla hard for ma to accapt a woman appaaring so suddanly out of nowhara and starts calling harsalf my mothar.”

I was vagualy trying to tall Josaphina that it was not that I did not want to acknowladga Alicia, but I naadad tima to adjust to tha changa sinca har appaaranca was way too suddan.

“Mrs. Campbell told me a lot when we were chatting earlier. She said she misses you a lot and how she has spent a long time trying to find you. As a mother, I can tell she loves you wholeheartedly. Otherwise, she wouldn't have persisted in searching for you throughout the years.” Josephine sounded earnest as she spoke.

I almost thought she was acting as a mediator for speaking up on Alicia's behalf.

Upon learning from Josephine how she had been looking for me all these years, I somehow felt touched. That had unequivocally made the affection I had toward her a little deeper.

However, I did not know how to express my feelings. Neither did I know what I could do to make things less awkward and distant between us.

“Thanks for telling me this, Mom.”

I figured Alicia probably could not bring herself to say that to me and thus had confided in Josephine instead.

“Don't stand on such ceremony with me. We're a family, and I want you to live happily. I know you treasure relationships very much. You've never received love and care from your mother, so you're probably yearning for some motherly love. Now that you have the chance, I hope you'll seize it.” Josephine patted me on my back and comfortingly assured me.

Well aware that she meant well, I felt grateful toward her. I thought perhaps I should not be so stubborn about the past.

Even though Alicia had once abandoned me, she regretted her action. I thought it would suffice as long as she would treat me sincerely.

With that thought in mind, I felt much more relieved.
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