Mommy Alert! The CEO Daddy Won't Stop Courting-Chapter 469: I Don’t Want to Get Engaged (1)
Serena Sterling has always been someone who can’t tolerate any deceit in her eyes.
Since there are doubts, she should go ask Malcom Moore for clarification.
If he really doesn’t love her, or if he harbors feelings for someone else, she wouldn’t want him either.
But if he loves only her, with no other woman in his heart, and not out of any sense of obligation, she wouldn’t believe anyone’s nonsense.
After sorting out her thoughts, Serena Sterling decided to call Malcom Moore immediately.
But just as she was about to press the call button, she stopped.
"Forget it, if there’s anything, it’s better to ask him face to face." With this in mind, Serena Sterling put her phone away and left the house.
She knew Malcom Moore was at the bar, because he had just called her before going there.
So after leaving the house, Serena Sterling went directly to the bar to find Malcom Moore.
However, what she never expected was that as soon as she entered the bar, she saw Malcom Moore and Grace Quarters embracing, and heard the words Grace Quarters was saying.
Serena Sterling’s heart suddenly ached sharply, and she couldn’t bear to listen any longer, immediately turning and leaving...
However, just as Serena Sterling turned to leave, Malcom Moore had just pushed away the clinging Grace Quarters.
Despite Grace Quarters’ tearful and pitiful appearance, Malcom Moore’s dark eyes showed no emotional fluctuation.
If there was any emotion, it was at most a hint of pity, and perhaps a trace of guilt and apology.
Malcom Moore did not want to hurt Grace Quarters.
But there were some things he had to clarify.
Looking at Grace Quarters, Malcom Moore stated very clearly, "Grace, you misunderstood. I’m not doing this out of obligation, I love her, deeply. You don’t understand her, she’s like a ray of sunshine that brings warmth, making my whole life come alive..."
Speaking of Serena Sterling, Malcom Moore’s lips unconsciously curved into a smile, and even his previously impassive eyes became subconsciously filled with affection.
He smiled because he mentioned the woman in his heart.
She had cried for so long, yet he hadn’t shown much emotion.
But because of that woman, he smiled.
And eyes don’t lie. Mentioning that woman, the brightness and affection in his eyes were something Grace had never seen before. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Even during the times six years ago when he pampered and loved her, she had never seen such light in his eyes...
It’s over, everything is over.
Grace Quarters said no more, offering her blessing instead, "Malcom, since you truly love her, I wish you both happiness!"
After speaking, she did her best to conceal the pain and loneliness in her eyes, then apologized, "I’m sorry, Malcom, I lost my composure earlier, please don’t mind it."
No matter how much Grace Quarters tried to hide it, Malcom Moore still saw the pain and loneliness in her eyes.
But there was nothing he could do.
Since it was over, he couldn’t give her any hope.
He looked at Grace Quarters with a distant, polite smile, "It’s all right, I don’t mind."
After speaking, he looked at Grace Quarters again and offered, "You’ve been drinking, let me have someone take you home?"
Grace Quarters refused, "No need, I’ll head back by myself later."
Malcom Moore nodded and placed a card in Grace Quarters’ hand, "All right, keep the card, I have things to do."
After saying that, Malcom Moore turned and left.
With Malcom Moore gone, Grace Quarters was left alone in the room.
She sat there quietly, looking at the card in her hand, lost in thought...
Meanwhile, seeing the couple embracing in the room and hearing the words of that frail woman, Serena Sterling felt even worse.
After returning home, she locked herself in her room.
At dinner time, Victoria called her, but she ignored it.
Victoria pushed open the door, "Luna, I called you for dinner, why didn’t you respond?"
Serena Sterling was unhappy, her emotions clearly written on her face, "Mommy, I’m not hungry, I don’t want to eat, you eat by yourself."
Seeing her daughter’s unhappiness, Victoria immediately asked, "What’s wrong? Why aren’t you happy?"
Serena Sterling shook her head, "It’s nothing, just not hungry."
Finished speaking, Serena Sterling pushed Victoria out, "Mommy, you go eat, don’t worry about me!"
"You child!" Victoria looked at Serena Sterling, scolding, "Not that I’m saying, you’re getting engaged tomorrow, how can you still be acting like a child."
Without further ado, Victoria pulled Serena Sterling up, "Come on, go eat, tell mommy what’s wrong while you eat."
Serena Sterling looked at Victoria, speaking astonishingly, "Mommy, I don’t want to get engaged."
Victoria became anxious at once, "What did you say? You don’t want to get engaged?"
Serena Sterling nodded, "Yes, I don’t want to."
After speaking, she looked at Victoria, "Mommy, could we talk to the Morris family about postponing the engagement?"
"No way!" Victoria refused outright, "Everything is already set, how can we just delay it?"
Recalling Serena Sterling’s unusual behavior, Victoria looked at her and asked, "Luna, tell me, what’s going on? Why do you suddenly want to postpone the engagement?"
Serena Sterling: "..."
She didn’t know how to explain it to her mommy.
Her own mind was a mess.
In her mind, there were two little figures, one desperately telling her to trust Malcom Moore, the other insisting that men are unreliable, big pigs who can’t be trusted.
She couldn’t even sort out her own thoughts, how could she explain it to her mommy.
Besides, that was all Malcom Moore’s past, and the current Malcom Moore hadn’t done anything wrong to her.
Even before meeting Malcom Moore, she knew he was a playboy, a man all the women in River City fancied. Now that an old flame resurfaced, how could she, without clarity or questioning, pass judgment on Malcom Moore?...
Seeing Serena Sterling not answering, Victoria didn’t think too much, just assumed she was having a spat with Malcom Moore.
She looked at Serena Sterling, advising patiently, "Luna, Malcom is a caring person, mommy wouldn’t misjudge him. You won’t suffer by being with him. If there’s a dispute, tell mommy, and mommy will talk to him! But postponing the engagement is absolutely not an option!"
Serena Sterling wanted to ask, "Mommy, is he really that good?"
After all, in treating Malcom Moore as her son-in-law, her mother was even better to him than her own daughter, so much it made her jealous.
But she let it go.
She wasn’t in the mood to ask or speak.
Serena Sterling looked at Victoria, "It’s nothing, mommy. It’s just that I’m getting engaged tomorrow, and I..."
"You’re nervous, right?" Before Serena Sterling could finish, Victoria interrupted knowingly, "It’s understandable to be nervous on such a big day as tomorrow."
