Bye, My Irresistible Love

Helen‘s POV:

 I waited until George had left to take a few deep breaths to calm myself down.

"Mom, George and I won‘t get married," I protested.

"How could you say so? I can tell he‘s gentle, considerate, and kind.He‘s everything a woman can ever ask for.He can take good care of you.As a mother, I want my daughter to marry a good man," my mother reasoned out.

She really seemed to like George.She would praise him every time she talked about him.I sighed in exasperation.

"Mom, you‘ve only met him twice! Do you seriously think that you already know him well? You don‘t know him at all. How can you be sure that he‘ll be a good husband?"

"Does that even matter?" my mother retorted.

I laughed sarcastically.

"You‘re like this not because you want me to be happy but because you want to take revenge on Libby and her daughter.Libby took away your husband, so you want me to do the same thing to Jane.Am I right?"

This was the first time I had spoken to my mother in such a tone.I could not help it.I was livid.I liked George, but I did not want to be with him for that reason.

If I were to marry him, it should be because I believed he could make me happy and not because I was forced to do so.My mother held my hand and looked me in the eye.

"Helen, do you really think that I‘m that shallow? Am I someone who‘ll sacrifice my daughter‘s happiness to take revenge on those wretched people? Come to think of it.Do they deserve my attention? I may hate them, but I‘m not stupid enough to take advantage of you.In my heart, you‘re the only one that matters."

"Then why do you insist on bringing us together?"

"Helen, I‘m getting old.I‘m starting to realize things I haven‘t thought before.First, he‘s rich.Money won‘t ever be a problem between the two of you.Second, I‘ve observed George and saw that he has a good character.He even takes good care of me.He didn‘t say anything even when I lashed out at him.Only a few have such patience and attitude.And most importantly, he treats you well.I can see that he likes you very much.Even if you don‘t love him as much, with his upbringing and family background, he‘ll never mistreat you.These are the only conditions I have for my future son–in–law.Sure, if the whole situation could also piss Libby and Jane off, that‘ll be the extra bonus."

My mother spoke slowly yet straight to the point.I, however, remained unmoved.

"Mom, I won‘t disagree with what you‘ve said.But, don‘t you think I can live a good and comfortable life on my own? My career is on the rise, and it‘ll grow more in the future."

"You can‘t persuade me otherwise.You‘ll never get married? I don‘t think so.I know you can manage on your own.But have you thought about it this way? Sooner or later I‘ll die, and then you‘ll be all alone in this world.And that makes me really worried.You‘re my daughter.I know you better than anyone else.No matter how excellent your career is, you‘ll still need a man to help you with things.Think about it.If your pipe at home is leaky, the light bulb is busted, or the toilet is blocked, how are you going to handle it yourself? You can‘t even cook.How are you supposed to live alone? Trust me.You‘ll need a man to take care of you.Only in that way can I feel at ease."

future.You‘ll definitely live a long and happy life with me! As for the problems you‘ve mentioned, I can find a handyman to have them repaired.Besides, I don‘t have to cook since I can just order takeout.Restaurants are offering healthy

your home and do something to you? Can‘t you just listen to me for once? I don‘t know when I‘ll recover.Even if I do, I‘ll probably have a relapse in the future.I‘m worried about you.George has promised to marry you,

mind was clear and not like that of a mentally ill

to live my life.How did things come to this point? Well, my relationship

him.But it was still too

agree with

you mean by that?" I

contained nothing but a question mark.Was he playing dumb? Infuriated, I decided to

was only talking nonsense.She‘s not in her right mind! Are you also out

bellowed the instant

will make your mother happy, then why don‘t you give it a try? Your mother is worried about you.Maybe her condition will

I‘ve been relying on you in

advantage of you?"

you are." I felt a little

my side when I needed him, but now I even accused him of being the bad guy who took advantage of

I was too prideful to take back my

of problems will come our

Helen, we have all the time

attitude was firm, and his tone slightly showed his

learned? I thought I

a loss for words, so I

again in New York after years of separation and all the days we‘d spent together played

all honesty, I liked

right headspace in the past few days, but he was always by my side.I had no idea how I would be able to get through this if he

was still something that never crossed my mind,

I went to my mother‘s room and cuddled with her that night.She must have noticed that I was troubled, so she gave me

to my death.For the first time in years, I was thinking straight.I know that when I die, everyone‘s live will be much easier.But at the very last moment, something occurred to me.I thought of you and wondered what

my face.I knew for a fact that my mother lived in misery for years because of me.She