A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1188

Latonia found it hard to understand Hailey, and Hailey didn’t plan to waste her breath trying to convince

Latonia to understand her. Instead, she tried to see things from Latonia’s perspective and accepted her

viewpoint.

“Mrs. Laurence, if I were in your shoes, I’d also be displeased with a woman who isn’t up to par with my

son in every way. I get where you’re coming from, but please consider this it’s Cedric who wants to

marry me, not the other way round. It’s better for you to talk to him directly. If he changes his mind

about marrying me after talking to you, just give me a heads up I won’t bother him anymore. I’ll even

steer clear of him if I bump into him in the future.”

Hailey’s heart was pounding like a drum after she finished speaking. This was probably the first time

she’d stood her ground for Cedric. Even though she knew she wasn’t on his level and didn’t deserve

him, she just couldn’t let go because he loved her and she loved him too, so she was trying her best.

After a while, Latonia looked at Hailey and suddenly laughed, “You just said you didn’t love my son,

and now you’re saying you’re not forcing him to marry you. Seems like your feelings for my son are not

strong. If that’s the case, why would you choose to marry him just because he really wants to marry

you?‘

Latonia’s question was pretty deep, and Hailey found it hard to answer, so she lowered her head.

Seeing this, Latonia continued, “Regardless of your personal background, academic abilities, and

everything else, I believe every mother hopes her future daughter–in–law would love her son

wholeheartedly. You can’t even do that, so why should I convince my son?”

Hailey’s eyelashes trembled slightly upon hearing this.

If it hadn’t been for that one night stand, she probably wouldn’t have considered marriage again. But

after that night, when Cedric said he wanted to marry her, she started to waver.

But it wasn’t just Cedric’s words that made her waver, it was also the realization that she still couldn’t

let go of Cedric deep down, that made her want to give it her all

However, when it came to deep love, she couldn’t compare to Eleanor and Bernard’s feelings for each

other. At least in Hailey’s eyes, her relationship with Cedric could easily fall apart. Cedric was used to

doing things his way. Hailey wasn’t sure if he would fall for someone else after saying he loved her.

As for this, Hailey didn’t feel secure, so she only dared to say she liked Cedric, not that she loved him.

She tried to control herself from falling too hard for him, in fear that she would completely break down

and lose her sanity if he betrayed her.

She didn’t want to care too much about Cedric, nor did she want to become the discarded wife who

was kicked out of the house. Only by controlling her feelings could she stay calm.

But obviously, this was hard for Latonia to understand. Latonia was born into a wealthy family, had a

worry–free life since childhood, and had a husband who loved her dearly after getting married, so of

course, she couldn’t resonate with Hailey’s thoughts.

Hailey didn’t want to point out the flaws of Latonia’s son in front of her either.

Hailey’s silence made Latonia even more certain that this woman wasn’t good enough for Cedric, “Ms.

Vulpe, I usually speak my mind. Besides what we just discussed, there’s something else that worries

me.”

Hailey slowly raised her head, puzzled, and asked Latonia, “Did I do something to upset you?”

Latonia shook her head, but a trace of anger could be seen in her cold eyes, “Previously, my son got

into a car accident because of you and got injured for the first time. I was furious when I got the call in

the middle of the night about him needing emergency treatment. My healthy son got hurt because of

you, which was bad enough. But you even let your ex–boyfriend hurt him again, it really hurt to see him

lying in the hospital bed unable to move.”

In Latonia’s eyes, Hailey was a troublemaker. She couldn’t blame Hailey at the time and could only let

the kids sort it out themselves. But now that it involved marriage and it was brought to her attention,

she had to step in and clarify things.

“Back then, Chase loved Sigrid with all his heart and was willing to give up everything for her. But what

about you? You neither love my son Cedric nor cherish him How can I, as a mother, let him marry you

without any worry?”

Hailey felt guilty about the incident where Cedric needed emergency treatment, she lowered her head

and apologized, “I’m sorry, I mistook him for someone else before, causing him to be wronged and

hurt…”

On this matter, Hailey didn’t make any excuses. It was only natural for Latonia to worry about her son

as a mother.

Moreover, she agreed with Latonia’s point of view, she hadn’t cherished Cedric previously. She always

felt there was no future in their relationship and they would eventually break up, so she urged herself

not to take him to heart. And when it came to people you didn’t care about, you’d always overlook

them…

Moreover, Cedric had been playing around when they were dating, he didn’t take her seriously. After

they broke up, Cedric quickly agreed and hastily ended their relationship. Who would’ve known that

after they broke up, Cedric would become persistent, even to the point of insisting on marrying her…