Too Much To Bear My Love

Chapter 788 A Devastating Blow

The next day, when Tiffany received a call informing her that Kate was awake, she hurried to the hospital. Amelia and Oscar, too, rushed to join her.

The moment Amelia entered the ward, she was given a fright by the sound of a lunch box smashing onto the ground.

Subsequently, Kate’s high-pitched voice rang out. “Tiffany, I know that you don’t like me, but it’s wrong for you to harm me. I just woke up, and you’re serving me seafood chowder? What sort of agenda are you hiding? Are you hoping that I die an early death?”

Baffled by the accusations, Tiffany shifted her gaze toward Derrick, who came over to defuse the situation. “Mom, Tiffany didn’t do it on purpose. She figured that adding seafood to the chowder would make it more nutritious, but she wasn’t aware that you were allergic to seafood. Therefore, please forgive her for the innocent mistake.”

Kate sniggered in anger.

“Finnick, look at this son of yours. Now that he has a wife, he has forgotten about his mother. Not only was I served seafood chowder when I awoke, but the ingredients were also all mashed up. If my senses hadn’t been sharp enough to catch it, I would be lying in the operating room at this very moment. And when I reprimand her, he would jump into her defense. Forget it; I no longer want to eat. I’ll stop complaining too, as my son and I have never been on the same page,” Kate lamented.

With her head hung low, Tiffany apologized, “Mom, I’m sorry. I didn’t know that you were allergic to seafood. I’ll go back and make something else.”

Waving her hand, Kate put on the haughty expression she wore all the time.

She replied, “Forget it, as I don’t dare to taste your cooking anymore. Besides, your resentment toward me is obvious enough. Whenever I lecture you, Derrick would accuse me of picking on you. Therefore, I have to treat you as the apple of my eye before he thinks that I’m a good mother.”

Amidst Derrick’s furrowed brows, Amelia walked up with Oscar in tow to defuse the situation.

“Mrs. Hisson, Oscar and I rushed over to see you the moment we heard that you’re awake,” Amelia remarked cordially.

Retracting the distant aura she was exuding, Kate broke into a flat smile. “Amelia, I appreciate the thought. Please have a seat with Oscar.”

After Amelia and Oscar settled down on the couch, Amelia said, “Tiffany has been worried about you and feeling guilty over the last few days. Now that you’re awake, no one is more delighted than she is.”

Smirking, Kate responded sarcastically, “Of course, she’s worried about me, as my waking up wasn’t what she was hoping for.”

As Amelia was rendered speechless, tension began to fill the ward.

In the end, Amelia and Oscar couldn’t bare to stay for more than half an hour.

When Tiffany escorted them out, Amelia held her hand and suggested, “Tiffany, come with us.”

Tiffany shook her head.

“It’s fine. At the end of the day, she’s my mother-in-law. Hence, it would be inappropriate for me not to be there,” Tiffany replied.

Amelia gave her a thoughtful look. She could feel that the previous feistiness in Tiffany had clearly been blunted. In the past, the latter would wear her heart on her sleeve, but now, she had kept her emotions all hidden away.

if you need me instead

forget who I am. Something as trivial as this won’t

too, reciprocated with a

leaving the hospital. Hence, Oscar stroked her face and reassured her,

Amelia nodded in response.

afternoon when she received the photo of Derrick drinking and kissing Crystal in a bar. She was worried it would wreak emotional devastation upon Tiffany once the latter

felt as if there was an invisible hand guiding everything that had happened. This mastermind must be desperate for Tiffany and Derrick to divorce. And when

for the second, it was Crystal. Could it be a

divorce, any cracks in their faith in each

Tiffany was the only thought in her mind. Nonetheless, she was cognizant that whoever sent the photos was gloating, as if

do you need me to

smiled wryly. “So what if you destroyed them? We are powerless without the negatives in our hands. What I’m considering now is to send Tiff on an overseas trip. Do

candidly, eliciting

lying in the hospital now, there’s no way she

close to her? they can stop anyone suspicious from approaching

eyes lighting up, Amelia

how fast the mastermind’s actions were. When the frustrated Tiffany returned to the condominium she used to stay in, she felt her head spin

up in her eyes. Through the mist of moistened eyes, she stared at the man and woman in the photo. After doing so for an unknown period of time, she took

she gave Derrick a

of us were living here and want to relive those memories. All right, hurry up, please.

the call, Tiffany fell

her side. However, the moment

he would give her a fright—called out softly,

eyes, she raised her head to look at him and murmured, “Derrick, don’t you think those pictures

an inexplicable sense of dread

explain. I did go drinking with her to blow off some steam, but I didn’t do anything that crossed

kissing, Tiffany sneered, “Derrick, you have now learned to lie to me. What do you mean by not

sight of the photo caused Derrick to be tongue

really don’t know. I was just drinking with her, and nothing happened at all. You have to believe me,” Derrick frantically

both hands, Tiffany failed to

what happened, for I have always seen it as a sign of weakness. But now… Derrick, to be honest, I’m really disappointed in you.” Tiffany’s tears gushed out with greater intensity. “Derrick, it’s obvious to everyone that your mother favors Crystal. Now that the

Derrick’s eyes widened abruptly.

her, he muttered through gritted teeth, “Tiff, say that

had assumed that as long as I had your love, I could adapt to living with the Hissons. But now, I realize I had overestimated myself. Until your family stops resenting me, it doesn’t matter

about this again when you finally calm down.” Derrick had barely finished when he hurried to leave. Unexpectedly, Tiffany grabbed

be honest with me. Are you and Crystal together?”

nothing whatsoever going on

calm down. I’ll get to the bottom of this and prove my innocence to you.” With that, Derrick left without