Filed to story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
“She is indeed famous!” the old woman looked slightly unhappy. “I went to visit the hospital today to see the professor. But, halfway there, I came across something unimaginable. Old Roberts, I can’t wait anymore, I need to see Emma.”
“I knew you couldn’t wait to see you daughter-in-law.”
“I’m going to hang up first. I’m going to give Eric a phone call,” Mother Roberts hung up the phone and called Eric. She felt that she didn’t have much expectations for her daughter-in-law, but she at least hoped that she wasn’t the type of person to ignore family. But, seeing the way that Emma treated Elodie, she assumed with the way that she treated her own sister that she wouldn’t know how to treat other people around her.
So, Mother Roberts’s first imp**ssion of Emma wasn’t very good.
Mother Roberts’s real name was Wren Hoey and she was a biological engineer. She spent most of the year with Father Roberts in an overseas lab. The two of them didn’t really like that Eric had followed in Elder Roberts’s footsteps and become the so-called Big Boss of the Entertainment Industry. So, all things related to the entertainment industry was both familiar yet hated by them.
Before, when Eric refused to get married, the two of them did not p**ssure him because of work and decided to hand the matter over to Elder Roberts.
So, after they found out that Eric had gotten married, they were naturally happy. After all, as his parents, they were well aware of Eric’s personality and knew he wasn’t one that could be forced into doing something he didn’t want to do.
However…
…after rushing back to New York just before her daughter-in-law was to give birth, Mother Roberts never expected that she’d run into Elodie on her first day back!
“Son, I’m back. I am at the hospital right now. Send someone to get me.”
“OK,” Eric replied calmly.
He then stood up from his office chair and said to Luke, “If there’s something urgent in the afternoon, speak to Fletcher.”
“Yes, President!”
Afterwards, Eric directly drove home. As he entered the living room, he saw Emma reading through some scripts, so he walked over and sat down beside her, “Emma…go get changed. Let’s go pick up your mother-in-law together.”
“Huh?” Emma froze, unsure of what Eric meant.
“My mother has returned from overseas,” Eric replied gently, “But, don’t worry, just be yourself. I’ll be here to help you.”
Emma understood Eric well, so she giggled, “Your mother is my mother. I will respect her.”
“No one is as important as you,” Eric declared after he heard Emma’s words.
Emma nodded. From Eric’s exp**ssion, she was prepared to accept that Eric’s mother may not be someone that was easy to deal with.
But, she was well aware that Eric was on her side and this was never going to change.
Afterwards, the couple arrived at the hospital where Wren Hoey was located. But, at first sight, Wren Hoey did not feel that Emma looked like a cruel and evil person; she appeared quiet and sincere.
It was hard to imagine how she had gone from an outdated model to where she was today.
Did she really go against the people beside her?
“Mother…” Eric officially introduced Emma to Wren, “This is my wife, Emma.”
“I know. Hello, Emma,” Wren followed usual etiquette and reached out her hand to shake Emma’s hand. As she looked at Emma’s protruding belly, she temporarily put away the suspicion she had towards her, “Has your pregnancy been difficult?”
“With Eric around, it hasn’t been too bad.”
“That’s good. Let’s get in the car then,” Wren understood that the couple’s relationship was special. Even if she wanted to better understand Emma, she couldn’t do it by hurting her son and daughter-in-law. So, she simply helped Emma into the car. But, as soon as they boarded the car, Wren jumped straight to the point.
“I read in the newspaper that your sister is also staying in this hospital and she got into an accident today. Would you like to visit her?”
Emma was surprised by this question because she could roughly guess that Wren may have already seen something and had made her own assumptions.
“Your grandchild and daughter-in-law almost died twice in her hands. There’s no need to visit her,” Eric’s voice was cold and firm, rejecting his mother’s suggestion in a simple and straightforward way.
“Let’s go then,” Wren did not mind Eric’s attitude.
However, the trio had no common topics of conversation for the rest of the car ride. All Emma could conclude was that Eric and Wren were 70% similar. From the looks of it, Wren must have had a lot of pursuers when she was young.
Even at this age, she had a beautiful goose egg shaped face, not many wrinkles and her taste in clothing was elegant. So, both Eric and Mrs Miller possessed a dignified presence that made them seem beyond reach.
Most importantly, Mother Roberts was even more solemn than Eric!
It didn’t take long before the trio arrived home. As soon as they entered the living room, Mother Roberts pulled Emma aside and started interrogating her. Seeing scripts lying on the coffee table, she asked, “Are you still planning to act?”
“Yes, I quite like it,” Emma nodded her head.
Wren did not say anything as she maintained a smile on her face. Emma realized, since Wren gave birth to a son that was so smart and capable, she was bound to be quite intelligent herself. This was displayed in the way that Wren was able to control her emotions flawlessly. It seemed, Emma may have met a worthy opponent.
“When is the baby due?”
“Around May,” Emma replied.
“Great. This will be the Roborts Family’s first grandchild.”
Emma was good at observing people and reading them. Although Wren did not show any signs of displeasure, Emma could tell that Wren’s words didn’t come straight from her heart.
“I won’t nag you about what to watch out for during your pregnancy, I’m sure you already know. But, towards the last trimester, there are some common illnesses that may occur. You need to be cautious of them.”
“Thank you, mom.”
Like this, the two women appeared to be getting along as they chatted into the night. However, as she lay in bed to go to sleep, Emma turned to Eric and said, “Although your mother treats me really well and is very polite to me…I feel like she has a lot of questions that she wants to ask me.”
“Uh huh,” Eric nodded, “My mother is indeed difficult to deal with.”
If Emma could tell, then how could Eric not be able to tell?
“But Emma…I don’t need you to be particularly respectful to anyone. Although she is my mother, you are still you, you don’t need to compromise because of her.”
“You will always have me here to back you up.”
“What if I was to ask you, if both your mother and I fell into the ocean…”
“I would save you!” Eric replied without hesitation, “Because she is my father’s responsibility. Whereas my mission is to take care of you for the rest of your life.”
“What if others say you’re unfilial?”
“I’d rather be called unfilial, than to lose you,” Eric’s voice resounded firmly beside Emma’s ear, “You are my life!”
It was night time. The news of Elodie trying to commit suicide, naturally attracted the attention of the media.
The public felt that the Miller Family had indeed been ruthless. Not only did they take away her child, they didn’t care about Elodie’s life and death at all. In the eyes of the average person, rich families were always filled with internal battles, and the Miller Family was the leading example…
As a result, Elodie easily attracted the attention of the public’s remaining ounce of sympathy.
“Elodie is indeed staying at our hospital, but she has no means of paying for her hospital fees, so the hospital is put in a difficult position.”
“Elodie had a difficult delivery, but I heard that the child was immediately taken away by the Miller Family as soon as it was born with no intention of letting her see it. I think Elodie brought this upon herself.”
“Elodie’s car accident happened right here. At that time, everyone was shocked. Her condition is currently stable, but it’s hard to say if she will remain this way.”
“At the time of the accident, her entire body was covered in blood. The sight made one’s hairs stand on end.”
“Although they are very unlucky to have given birth to someone like Elodie, the Miller Family have gone too far. She is, after all, a part of their bloodline. The Miller Family are big and successful, yet they wouldn’t even leave her a bit of money for her hospital fees. I think that’s a bit inhumane.”
Faced with the informed netizens and the attacks of the media, Emma simply ignored them. After all, she was pregnant, and this was her usual way of responding anyway. But…
…what did Wren think after seeing the news?
Emma decided that she should speak to Wren as soon as possible. So, the next day, Emma woke up nice and early. As she went downstairs, she noticed Wren preparing breakfast.
“Emma, you’re awake.”