Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 397

“So, Granny, did you oppose their relationship back then?” Agnes asked.

“Of course, who wants to hand their daughter over to a thug? Sure, he treated your mom well, but with guys like him, you never know what they’re capable of. None of his friends were any good either, I was worried he’d be a bad influence on your mom. I opposed it, but it didn’t make a difference”

“Did Mom really like him?”

Her Granny’s eyes filled with a hint of helplessness. “Initially, I believed your mom was simply thankful to him. He was always there for her, picking her up from school no matter the weather I never imagined a girl as good as your mom would fall for someone of his type. Yet when I insisted she end things with him, she went without food for three days. That’s when it hit me she truly cared for him, despite his rough edges”

From an outsider’s perspective, Agnes felt moved hearing this

could understand her mother’s

was an uneducated thug,

hand in marriage once he made something of himself. I accepted him then, because I knew

Granny seemed to remember something, her voice turning

didn’t Mom end up with him and chose Dad

day and secluded herself in her room for an entire week. She neither ate nor drank, just sat in isolation. Michael arrived and spent an entire day and night kneeling outside her door, waiting. When she finally emerged, they had a lengthy conversation in the yard. It culminated with your mom ending their relationship. Michael was left standing there, visibly distraught and in tears. It pained me to witness his heartbreak, I tried asking your mom about

voice was full of regret as she continued, “Actually, I grew quite fond of that thug Compared to your dad, Michael did things for your mom that your dad could never match. But I heard later that Michael betrayed your mom, got involved with a girl from a wealthy family, and your mom was hurt. Your mom had a rough life, being abandoned by

couldn’t finish her sentence.

happened many years ago, her daughter’s death

all

was filled