Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
Because of their background with Elodie, Miller Corps successfully freed themselves from the incident and wasn’t implicated. On top of that, Bertha clearly showed that she was firm on her decision to never forgive someone that had tried to hurt her family.
Emma did not involve herself in this incident at all, she merely stayed at home and focused on her pregnancy. Of course, she wasn’t sure whether Wren would be pleased by this result.
At this moment, the two women were sitting in the living room watching the news. Seeing Bertha appear on the screen, Wren turned to Emma and asked, “Emma, when can I meet your mother?”
“Oh, mom…I’m sorry, I should have made arrangements earlier. I have been too inconsiderate,” Emma replied in a humble manner.
When one couldn’t read the other person, the best option was to retreat.
By always admitting to be the one in the wrong, the other party’s anger could be reduced by at least half.
“I will make a phone call to arrange it right now…”
“No rush,” Wren put down the remote in her hand and walked over to Emma, “Is your mother currently in charge at Miller Corps?”
“Yes. I am currently pregnant, so there are a lot of things that are inconvenient for me to handle.”
“That’s true. We can talk about it again after you give birth,” Wren smiled.
From the sounds of it, Emma gathered that Wren wanted her to return to Miller Corps and take over.
This made Emma feel slightly uncomfortable. Although Wren did not directly cast judgment on her and Eric’s life, she hinted it in her words.
“By the way, I’ve arranged to have dinner with the professor from the biological research institute. He used to be Eric’s doctor and took care of him for many years. Will you have time tomorrow to accompany me?”
Emma nodded her head to the invitation without hesitation, “Of course I do, mom.”
“Great.”
During the battle of two flawless people, the victor could not be determined on the surface. Because neither party made any mistakes for the other to latch onto.
Emma could open her heart to Eric, but…
…she couldn’t say a word of how she really felt in front of Wren.
Since ancient times, the study of the relationship bet**en a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law, had always been difficult. Even for her, there was no exception.
Not long after, Eric arrived home. Seeing the exp**ssions on Emma and Wren’s face, he could roughly guess what had happened.
So, he directly sat down beside Emma and wr*pped his arm around her shoulder. He then said to Wren, “Mom…since you’re back, there are some things I need to clarify with you.”
“I do not want to be a part of some rich-family drama.”
“If there’s something you want to say, then say it. Stop giving off a weird vibe and stop hinting things in front of Emma. This is not how we act in this household.”
“The woman that I, Eric, have married, is not to be scolded or made to suffer in any way. If you need more servants, I can hire as many as you want. But, I will not allow you to hurt Emma.”
“I don’t expect that you will definitely accept Emma…”
“But, please don’t interfere in the way that we live our lives.”
“You once said that you’d pretend that you had never given birth to me. In that case, please pretend you don’t have this daughter-in-law either.”
It was originally expected that after hearing these words, Wren would be angered. But, she continued to smile, “Son, I gave birth to you, so, I of course understand you.”
“I am not the way you think I am!”
Wren’s gentleness made all the words that Eric wanted to say, cling to the back of his throat.
“I just said it casually. If you don’t like it, I won’t say it again,” Wren retreated. This move made Emma realize how smart her mother-in-law was. “After all, at this age, I can’t and shouldn’t try to control a young person’s life. It’s my fault, I overstepped my boundaries.”
Emma did not say a word, she merely gave a slight smile, even though she hated the feeling of having to be careful, even at home.
Eric glanced briefly at Wren without another word. He simply kept his arm around Emma. After quite some time, he finally said, “Mom, I bought another building inside Hyatt Regency that is facing the water. I know that you and father have always liked it there, so I’ve already instructed people to prepare it for you. You will be able to move over in three days. That way, you won’t have to put up with staying in a small guest room.”
The meaning behind Eric’s words were clear…
He wanted Wren to stop interfering with his and Emma’s life.
“Fine, I understand that young people live life at their own pace. Since your father will be back soon, I’ll move in first and won’t return overseas for now.”
Wren did not display any signs of anger. It was almost like she was talking about something that was completely normal.
Emma was quite imp**ssed by this. Perhaps, when it came to hiding one’s true feelings, Emma felt that she should hand the position of first place to Wren.
Emma did not like nor dislike Wren. As long as Wren did not go overboard, she was going to maintain her respect for her. However, up until this point, she had yet to see Wren attempt to talk to her heart-to-heart. But of course, she didn’t have high hopes that a mother-in-law would be able to bare her soul to a daughter-in-law that she had only just met.
“Mom is all alone and has nothing prepared. It will definitely be hard for her to settle in. Why don’t we wait until father arrives before she moves over?” Emma suggested softly.
What had she not experienced before?
Would she actually be afraid of working on her relationship with her mother-in-law?
Above all, she had yet to see Wren display any signs of viciousness. All she saw, was her concern for them; even though, her concern had overstepped her boundaries. Plus, every relationship required time to develop. The only person that had ever cl**ked with her immediately…was Eric!
“Emma, focus on taking care of yourself. I will take things as they come,” Wren maintained the manners and warmth that an elder should have.
So, Emma could only nod her head in agreement.
…
Late into the night, as the couple lay in bed, Emma leaned on top of Eric’s ch*st, “Hubby…”
“Still awake?” Eric slightly turned his body and wr*pped Emma tightly in his embrace, “Do you want to ask about mom?”
“I can’t quite feel that she has opened her heart to me yet.”
Everyone knew that Emma was very observant. As soon as someone came into her sight or experienced something little, she would be able to see through them immediately, even though she never exposed them.
But, when it came to Wren…
…she couldn’t figure out what she was thinking at all.
“It’s my fault…I previously notified her of our marriage, but I never told her any other details.”
“It’s not like you to keep secrets.”
“At that time, she didn’t ask any questions, so I didn’t expect her attitude towards you to be so uncertain,” Eric explained gently. “I know you don’t like it when things are uncertain, so I’ve decided to simplify it for you. After mom moves out, I will remove all the guest rooms and leave only our bedroom and our child’s bedroom.”
“You can’t blame her for how she’s been acting. After all, as soon as she returned to New York, she was met with Elodie’s suicide attempt. It’s no suprise that she has misunderstood me. So, give me some time to grow closer to her,” Emma said as she leaned into Eric’s ch*st. “How long has it been since you last saw your mother?”
“The last time we met was roughly 4 years ago.”
“In that case, she may not only be unfamiliar with me, but she may also be unfamiliar with you. She must not know that my Eric has become so powerful. So, I think it’s more important than anything to make her understand us.”
“As long as she accepts someone, she will treat them wholeheartedly,” Eric was certain about this.
After all, she was his mother. She couldn’t possibly be a cruel and evil person.
She couldn’t be!
“Uh huh,” Emma mumbled before she nodded off to sleep.
As a result, 10am the next morning, as Wren prepared to leave the house with her handbag in hand, she noticed Emma sitting on the sofa dressed formally. As she was to meet an elder, Emma was dressed in good taste.