Love Her to No End

Chapter 27 Happy And Safe

The moon hung high in the dead of night, enhanced by the twinkling stars around it.

The “atoning” gifts that Jacob bought piled miserably in the corner of the room. Ever since Jacob revealed his true intentions, all the joyful and heartwarming emotions she had felt before vanished into thin air as all of her hopes shattered.

As of then, Michaela did not even want to look at those luxury goods, for all they did was remind her once again of Jacob’s ulterior motives.

Michaela could not help but laugh at herself, thinking her life was nothing but a joke.

She was not a fool, but it was a compromise she was willing to make for the sake of her family.

Knock, knock.

Just then, the door to her bedroom was knocked on, followed by Hannah’s gentle voice. “Hey Mich, it’s me. Can I come in?”

Michaela raised her hand to close the glass door of the balcony before turning to open the door. The slight worry on Hannah’s face did not escape Michaela’s notice. With a subtle smile, she greeted, “Why are you still awake, Mom? It’s late.”

“Well, you’re still awake too, aren’t you?” Hannah rolled her eyes in feigned annoyance. “I got you some hot milk. Drink it while it’s still warm.”

“Thanks, Mom.”

Michaela wore a subservient smile on her face. The smile made her look more delicate than most women. Hannah’s heart ached as she reached out to nudge Michaela’s head. “What were you thinking when you agreed to it? Why cause yourself all the pain?” Hannah’s voice was laced with devastation.

“Was I supposed to let you and Dad argue nonstop then? Have you ever thought about what will happen when he finally had enough and cut ties with us? He had done so much today just so that Lucille can marry into the Xander family. There was nothing we could do to convince him otherwise, so why bother?”

finding out Jacob’s true intentions. However, besides

Since the Xander family

no longer be on our heads. There’s such a simple solution to it, so why should you take it on yourself,

Michaela was still a child in Hannah’s eyes. However, upon listening to Michaela’s reasoning, Hannah suddenly realized that her daughter was no longer the baby that she had held

Tears welled up in her eyes as she held Michaela by the hand. “I’m sorry, Mich. It’s my fault that you have to go through all of

mother’s rightful care for a daughter. Not wanting Hannah to feel bad, Michaela threw herself into her mother’s embrace coquettishly

my, such a

across her face. However, the smile faltered when Michaela’s voice rang out once again.

“Mom, you should return to work.

since I was forced into the marriage. Now that I don’t have to marry him, I’m feeling better than before. So, you can stop fussing over me and go

Hannah knew she could not protect Michaela forever. Michaela’s request was the final push that she needed to stop being overprotective of her daughter. “All right, Mich, I promise you I’ll go back to work, but there’s something you need to promise

on her mother’s face, Michaela narrowed her eyes suspiciously

I’m selling you to the foundation.

“What?”

sweat, and tears. Naturally, Michaela knew what the foundation stood for. In her heart, the foundation was the holiest place to ever exist. Because of that, Michaela had never dared to stain it with her

your grandfather decided to start the foundation, he did it because of you. Your grandfather wished that the

then, you chose to study sales and marketing and were adamant about helping your dad in the company after you graduate. Because of that,

had been thinking about her future for the past few days. She had originally planned to become a tuition teacher at the school Hannah worked in. She figured that

about Adrian’s will, there was

He would always give her the best things he could afford and never want to give her anything less than the best. He also loved to bring her with him

the time she grew up. As a response, she would

up, but Adrian was no longer