Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

When Mrs. Ormond saw the two young people embracing just now, her heart nearly stopped. It felt like the sky was crashing down around her. In that moment, she almost screamed.

But she had instinctively covered her mouth, forcing herself to stay silent.

As soon as the couple let go of each other, she spun around and walked away, no longer watching from the stairs. She wanted to pretend she hadn't seen anything, to go back to her room and process it quietly.

But she couldn't.

She had to talk to her daughter.

Just as she was struggling with her emotions, Elora came upstairs. And now, here she was, sitting in her daughter's room.

Elora studied her mother's expression for a moment before saying, "Alright, Mom, stay here. I'm going to take a hot bath."

Mrs. Ormond simply nodded.

As Elora disappeared into the bathroom, her mother let out a deep sigh.

Now that she had calmed down and thought about it more clearly, she had to admit—damn it, Tatum and her daughter were a perfect match.

The thought unsettled her. She couldn't sit still.

objects on the shelves and desk, as if keeping her hands busy would settle her restless

table, where a

been taken during the New Year, back

her chest, she walked over, picked up the frame, and sat

in the

then, the weight of the family legacy hadn't yet fallen onto her young shoulders. She had

she was pushed into the top

unburdened smile had

a son, things would have been different. A son would

their businesses. Their daughters might help out, but

to do what they wanted, to fall

had that

of the Ormond family ever

were two young boys in the next generation, but they were still too little to shoulder any responsibility. Instead of being heirs, they were the ones

about it, the heavier the guilt settled in

felt like

a brother to share the

her husband hadn't been able to shield Elora

"Mom."