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Grace was in no mood to think about their opinions of her. Emma took her to the door of Mason’s ward, but since Mason had just been taken from an operating room and was in the CPU, Grace couldn’t come in and see him. Thus, she stood outside and looked at Mason, who was almost completely covered, head to toe, with bandages.
Seeing this scene, Grace struggled with her conflicting emotions. She clutched her bag tightly and turned around to ask Emma, “Is he all right now? What did the doctor say?”‘
Emma’s eyes were still red from hours of weeping and simply nodded, “He is better now. The doctor said that he should stay in the hospital for several months. How could he drive after getting so drunk?”
Suddenly, Grace thought about last night when Emma told her that it was all because of her. She felt a little uncomfortable, so she asked Emma, “Emma, please tell me, why did he become like this? Is this really all because of me?
Emma has also been fighting her own feelings for Mason. During these days, Mason had been so depressed, and all he had seemed to care about was Grace, never ceasing to mention her name. Although she felt sad, she knew she couldn’t lie to Grace now. Thus, she told Grace, “After you left, Mason became very unmotivated. He didn’t even work, and he just started smoking more and more. He never agreed to meet anyone, not even me. Then he started going to the pub to drink every night. On the night of the incident, he was drunk but he still drove by himself. That’s how it all happened.”
Lowering her head, Grace didn’t know what to say. She didn’t know why Mason had behaved like that. They had just broken up, and she didn’t think Mason even loved her. If he had, he wouldn’t have been silent when she asked him that day that he let her leave him without a word. Considering this, she couldn’t understand why he’d been driven to such a point of despair, what did he want to happen?
Holding Grace’s hands, Emma said, “Grace, after all of this, surely you can see that my brother really loves you. Please don’t leave him.”
Grace looked at Emma and asked, “He loves you, though, doesn’t he?”
Shaking her head, Emma cried again, “I came here half expecting him to, but I know that he doesn’t love me anymore. It’s you whom he cares for. Besides, this time I’ve only come back to see my parents. It won’t be long before I go back to Chicago. After he recovers, we will separate again, then what can I do? You are the one who can accompany him for the rest of his life.”
Grace didn’t know what to say, so they stayed silent. Since Mason couldn’t admit that he loved her, she was unable even to consider his affection for her.
While Emma and Grace were talking to each other, Mrs. Thomas suddenly came over and said, “Grace, can I talk to you?”
Grace didn’t know why Mrs. Thomas was so unkind to her but felt as if she blamed Grace for what had happened to Mason. Regardless, she was Mason’s mother, so she could hardly refuse to speak to her.
With her arms crossed, Mrs. Thomas began walking down the corridor, leaving Grace to catch up with her and match her pace quickly.
They walked to a quiet place where there were few people around to disturb them. Mrs. Thomas turned around and asked, “Are you Mason’s girlfriend?”
Grace didn’t know why Mrs. Thomas had suddenly come to find her, so she was careful in front of her. Grace nodded and looked at her innocently.
Mrs. Thomas smiled coldly and asked, “Were you also the secretary that works for my son?”
Grace nodded again, then inquired, “Mrs. Thomas, why have you come to me today?”
“Do you always answer questions from elders in such a way? Just nod if you agree and shake your head to say no,” said Mrs. Thomas, sharply. It seemed that she did blame Grace.
Grace frowned. She was unhappy now. What was the matter with this woman? What did she want with her? Even if she was Mason’s mother, Grace had broken up with Mason now. He had nothing to do with her. How can she blame her?
Grace was now struggling to be polite to this woman and had begun to dislike her greatly. However, she managed to stay silent for fear of creating an awkward situation in such a stressful time.
Mrs. Thomas asked again, “How did you appeal to him at first?”
Grace continued to frown. What did she mean? Did she regard her as some sort of witch? Grace said in a cold tone, “Mrs. Thomas, I think you may have me wrong. Our conjoining happened very naturally, and it was Mason who expressed his interest in me from the beginning.”
“My son? For all I know, my son is in love with Emma. How could he be with you?” Mrs. Thomas was clearly beginning to lose her cool; her eyes now wide with confusion.
Grace could hardly bear to listen to her anymore. She suddenly lifted her head and said, “Mrs. Thomas, what do you want to say? I’ve come here today because Emma called me. If I am not welcome, I can leave now!” She was unwilling to be bullied any longer by this woman and stared back into her eyes assertively.
Mrs. Thomas thought for a moment and suddenly nodded. She thought this girl might indeed have some sort of a backbone, and maybe she was more treatable than some of the clingy mistresses that Mason had been with before. Therefore, Mrs. Thomas finally softened her voice, “Miss Tyler, it’s nothing personal. I’ve always found Mason’s girlfriends to be quite difficult, so I naturally behave severely towards them.”
Grace didn’t know why Mrs. Thomas was suddenly so kind to her, but she didn’t trust that she was safe just yet.
Mrs. Thomas smiled slightly and said, “Now that I know you are a clever and confident girl, I may as well tell you directly. We have a big family and several large companies. Mason is our only child. So only a woman from a rich and powerful family can be matched with Mason.”
Grace finally understood what she meant. Although she had always been aware that there was a huge gap between her and Mason when it came to money and power, no one had ever mentioned it before, so she’d hardly ever thought about it. Now that Mrs. Thomas had said it out loud, she felt embarrassed and unsurprisingly, a little sad. However, Grace had already accepted that Mason was not to be hers and so merely nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Thomas continued, “You know Emma and Mason. They loved each other. Although we also loved them very much, we still stopped them from being together. Why? Even if Emma is our adopted daughter, she is still from an orphanage. How could she ever be on the same level as Mason? We refused our beloved Emma to be with Mason because of her status, and we certainly won’t hesitate to do the same to strangers.” She stopped for a little while and sighed, “So, Miss Tyler, I am so sorry. Mason can’t hold you accountable. It’s his fault. He won’t marry you no matter how much you love each other!”
