Staring at Ronan’s silhouette, Mom frowned before turning her gaze to me. Her eyes were filled with anger and displeasure.

“This is the kind of friends you make? How ridiculously rude!”

“Mom, don’t speak of him that way. He has been taking care of me the entire afternoon.”

 

Hearing Mom berating Ronan, my anger flared up that I defended him. Despite everything, Ronan did take care of me the whole afternoon. I would be lying if I was not blaming Mom for not even checking in with me.

After all, I was not a saint. It would be impossible for me to feel indifferent if my own mother did not love me.

 

“Taking care of you the entire afternoon? What’s going on between you two? Is he your boyfriend?”

At the news of Ronan taking care of me, Mom’s eyebrows knitted even tighter. Her voice became solemn as well.

“No, Mom. We’re just friends. You’re reading too much into it. He’s younger than me. How could he have been my boyfriend?”

Although taken aback by Mom’s sudden accusation, I still answered her truthfully.

“You’re not young anymore. It’s time for you to find someone and settle down. It’s because of the whole fiasco between you and Justin that your father and I still feel humiliated. We can barely look at anyone back home.”

At the mention of my boyfriend, Mom started bringing up the incident with Justin again. She had repeated it so many times that I pretty much had it stored in my memory.

Even so, I still felt hurt every time Mom brought that up. My past with Justin was a deep emotional trauma. Mom’s repeated recollection of the past was a huge disregard of my feelings.

which caused the wedding to be canceled.

a suitable match for me, and I am not planning to look for one for the time

Mom in frustration, irked

suitable match? I think Michael is a fine young man, wealthy and handsome. If you were to

included Michael in the topic. Upon hearing that name, my

between

disappointment I felt, I spoke

was nothing but a fling. He would never take me as his wife. Besides, I knew my place. Someone like Michael would only marry someone of the same family status and wealth, definitely not a nobody from a small village

is it impossible? I think Michael seems interested in you. If not, he wouldn’t

My heart sank. I had assumed that Mom wanted me to marry Michael for

and I are not dating, unlike what you had assumed. Besides, it’s

looked up at Mom and announced in a firm

tell Michael is well off. If you marry him, you will never have to worry again! Do you not think

face, Mom looked disappointed. She did not even try to hide the

 

again, I think you mean Steven will never worry

Even though she made it sound like she wanted the best for me,

In the meantime, Steven was basically living his days carefree with no occupation and throwing away money without a care. My ability to carry the financial burden alone was limited. If I dated Michael, his deep pockets would save Mom and Dad a lot of worries regarding Steven and his

went stiff as a subtle blush crept up her cheeks in guilt. However, it was not long before

marrying Michael, what’s wrong with giving Steven a little portion

hollered at me, dismissing all of

because of this that Michael and I will never be together! Mom, if you really want to fix this issue at the

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