Mommy Alert! The CEO Daddy Won't Stop Courting-Chapter 468: Encounter, a transformative change in the heart…
Before he could speak, Grace Quarters started sobbing again, "Malcom, I’m back now, back by your side. No matter what happens in the future, I won’t leave you again. Please don’t stay mad at me anymore, okay?"
She hugged Malcom Moore’s strong waist tightly, her face a picture of pitiful tears, looking at Malcom with teary eyes and pleading like a child, "Malcom, how could you forget our three years together? Please don’t push me away for the sake of responsibility or repaying a favor. Please don’t get engaged to Miss Sterling, okay? We can repay the favor in other ways; you don’t have to marry her!"
Inside the room, the woman was holding Malcom Moore, crying sorrowfully.
Outside the room, standing quietly at the entrance with her back to the room, Serena Sterling observed everything happening inside.
Seeing the scene of the woman holding Malcom and crying, listening to the words she said, Serena Sterling sneered...
This afternoon, Serena Sterling received a phone call.
The call was from Ivy Wood.
As soon as the call connected, without waiting for Serena Sterling to speak, Ivy Wood began to introduce herself, "Hello Miss Sterling, I’m Dr. Wood who saved you at the hospital that day."
"Oh." Serena responded, casually asking, "Is there something you needed, Dr. Wood?"
"Yes, it’s about you and Malcom." Ivy Wood said directly.
Without waiting for Serena Sterling to respond, she continued, "Tomorrow you’re getting engaged to Malcom. I’m sure Miss Sterling wants to know why Malcom has been drifting around these years, and what kind of unforgettable past he has?"
Serena opened her mouth, wanting to say she’s not interested.
But before she could speak, Ivy Wood’s voice sounded again, "If Miss Sterling is curious, come to Uptown Café. I’ll wait for you here and tell you everything you want to know."
This finally gave Serena Sterling a chance to speak, "I’m sorry, Dr. Wood, whether what you say is Malcom’s past or not, I’m not interested."
She had already felt at the hospital that this Dr. Wood’s gaze towards Malcom was off.
Looks like it really was the case!
But Malcom doesn’t seem to care for this Dr. Wood?
And she even thinks of running to her and gossiping, trying to cause a rift between her and Malcom?
Ha, does she think she’s dumb!
As she kept thinking, Serena Sterling’s mind inevitably drifted.
Sigh!...
Getting engaged to Malcom Moore, the male idol and prince charming in every River City woman’s heart, really is a huge pressure, with a long way to go!
And they aren’t even engaged yet, and here comes someone who can’t wait.
If they do get engaged, won’t she, as the official lady, be swamped every day!
While Serena Sterling’s thoughts drifted wildly, Ivy Wood’s voice sounded again, "Miss Sterling, do you know Grace? She’s Malcom’s first love, the woman he’s loved all these years. They were in a relationship for three years, later Malcom totally changed because she left, starting to drift and indulge... Now, Grace has returned."
Serena Sterling froze.
Malcom Moore had never mentioned these things to her.
Seeing Serena Sterling keeping quiet, Ivy Wood couldn’t help but feel a bit smug, "Malcom hasn’t told Miss Sterling all of this, has he? So, how much does he really love you? Or does he truly love you at all?"
Serena Sterling didn’t want to be swayed by Ivy Wood.
She told Ivy Wood, and was also telling herself, "Dr. Wood, no matter what past Malcom may have, that’s all in the past."
"Is it really just the past?" Ivy Wood retorted, with sarcasm, "Miss Sterling, didn’t Young Master Morris marry you to repay a favor? Whether past or present, Malcom has always loved Grace alone. And marrying you is just his only reason to repay his father’s favor!" Ivy Wood’s words were light, yet each sentence struck Serena Sterling’s heart.
She implied that Malcom Moore didn’t really love her, but was marrying her just to repay a favor, marrying a man who doesn’t really love her wouldn’t bring happiness.
On the surface, she was speaking as if it was for Serena’s good, but every word had a hidden sting.
Serena Sterling didn’t know how much of Ivy Wood’s words had sunk in, nor did she know what mood she was in when she hung up the call.
She only knew that after hearing Ivy Wood’s words, she firmly, confidently said to Ivy, "Dr. Wood is overthinking this. The matters between Malcom and I are known only to us, and neither love nor lack thereof is for you to decide. Malcom isn’t foolish—on the contrary he’s very smart, isn’t he? If he doesn’t love a woman, he simply doesn’t love, and would never waste his life repaying favors! After all, there are so many ways to repay favors, one doesn’t need to make such blind sacrifices!..."
She spoke so confidently, saying a lot that left Ivy Wood utterly speechless, and then directly hung up the call, no longer interested in listening to her nonsense.
While speaking these words, Serena Sterling was full of vigor, especially confident and resolute.
But once she hung up, Serena Sterling wasn’t as confident and resolute anymore.
Needless to say, after receiving Ivy Wood’s call, Serena Sterling’s spirits were dampened.
Her thoughts were in turmoil, and she was annoyingly bothered by the person and stories spoken of by Dr. Wood.
Even though she didn’t want to heed Dr. Wood’s words or dwell on those stories, she told herself to be broader-minded; those were just Malcom’s past and there’s nothing worth being concerned about.
But what kind of person is someone who made Malcom love for three years and drift for six?
What kind of past did they share?
Since that woman has returned, and clearly for Malcom’s sake, why has Malcom never mentioned her once?
Does he think it’s unnecessary?
Or does he think, she’s merely his responsibility, the woman he marries just to repay a favor, so there’s no need to tell her?
Or maybe, that woman returned too late, he’s already with Serena now, so...
Serena Sterling’s thoughts raced, and her head started to ache.
Compared to the words of an unfamiliar woman who adores Malcom and clearly has ill intentions, she’d rather believe Malcom’s words.
He had told her that he wanted to be with her simply because of who she is, not because of any favor.
Although their time together hasn’t been long, she should believe him.
But despite believing, some things need to be clarified, some words need to be spoken, otherwise she wouldn’t be Serena Sterling.
