Chapter 499: A Devil Lives in Her Heart
Here she went again. Mrs. Hudson said helplessly, “Madam, how can you say that? They're your children. No children would curse their mother to die. Besides, they're the children you raised. You have to believe that the children you raised aren't failures.”
“The most failure one in this family is me. No one likes me. All of them take me as a burden.” Staring at a house with only a few servants left, the old lady inevitable felt desolate.
“Madam, I'll say something I shouldn't say. You're to be blamed a little in this situation,” Mrs. Hudson looked at her face carefully.
"Aren“t they all blaming me now?” Mrs. Hoyle mocked herself.
“Madam, you have a stern face on every day. Even if young master and young lady are willing to come home, they'll hide when they see you like this. Madam, I've worked in this family for more than 30 years. I've watched you join the family and lived harmoniously with master, you gave birth to two young masters and young lady. Then, master left. The Hoyle went through another storm. You've survived strongly. Now is the time to leave a stable life and enjoy it with your family. How come you've become this moody? You're the backbone of this family. You should have the warmth of a family, but it has become cold now. Is there a meaning for you to be like this?” This was the first time Mrs. Hudson, who usually didn't talk much, daringly said so many words from the bottom of her heart to her.
“Then you mean, you ask me to apologize to them and admit my mistakes?” Mrs. Hoyle asked with a cold face.
Mrs. Hudson hurriedly replied, “I don't mean that, Madam.”
“Then what do you mean?”
“I mean, you don't need to apologize specifically. From now on, treat them kinder a little, just like in the past, be in harmony. Don't lose your temper all the times, then sincerely accept young master's wife. I think mistress is actually quite nice and capable. She's worthy of the young master. As long as you're willing to accept her, I believe she'll be filial to you,” Mrs. Hudson said heartily.
Mrs. Hoyle sighed, “Yes. She's quite capable. She snatches my son away and refuses to give me my granddaughter. How happy she is now? She must be proud.”
Mrs. Hudson wanted to say that this was the same old her, but she didn't say it out loud in the end. “I believe mistress isn't that kind of a person...”
“Right!” Mrs. Hoyle suddenly yelled. “She snatches my son away and robs my granddaughter. She still owes me a grandson. Mrs. Hudson, go. Ask Butler Dcbo buy a ticket to go to Luo City for me. I have to find her for asking my grandson. I'll go up and pack some clothes.”
"Ah, Madam, wait a minute.” Mrs. Hudson stopped the old lady who got up in a hurry and forced her back to her seat. “You want a grandson?”
“Of course. She owes me this.”
“Then you can't go now.”
"Why can't I?”
"If you go there, she can't give birth a grandson for you now, can she? She still has to be pregnant for ten months first.” How could she be so impatient for a grandson?
Mrs. Hoyle slowly calmed down. Actually, sometimes she didn’t want to lose her temper, but she couldn't control herself. As if there was a devil living in her body.
“Then, what do you think I shall do?"
“Madam, you still want to retain your reputation, right?”
"Of course.” No matter what, she was still their mother. But now, there was no reputation to hold in this family. It was all swept away and no one was willing to listen to her.
"Although mistress had sincerely invited you to Luo City, if you want to maintain your reputation, you really cant go there now. If you go there now, isn't this mean a tantamount to being frustrated or raising a white flag to the mistress? Your heart is eager, but you can’t show it. You have to carry it.” Mrs. Hudson considered that if the old lady ran to there now, it would stir trouble if Olive couldn't get pregnant with her grandson.
Mrs. Hoyle thought for a while and felt that what she said was a little reasonable. So, she asked, “Then, when should I go there?”
Seeing her heart was moved, Mrs. Hudson smiled. She walked to behind her and massaged her shoulders.
"Don’t be impatient, Madam. Eldest young master’s wedding date is in August which will be Valentine's Day. Be patient for a few months. They won't not invite you, right? For you to go there and ask them to invite you, it has different meaning, right?”
“You're right. But when I thought my son's wedding is actually held on that woman's side, it upsets me.” Without knowing it, Mrs. Hoyle blabbered out what was in her heart.
“That's simple. If you really feel that you can accept his wife, then you can hold one more, which is livelier, in Jiangcheng. I believe eldest young master definitely won't object and mistress will thank you too. At that time, maybe she already has your little grandson in her belly if you count the time. Even if she isn't pregnant, you've accepted her to join the family. Annie has her last name. She would think of you and try to give you a grandson with your last name, right?”
“I hope so.” Mrs. Hoyle patted her shoulder with her fist. “You're usually so silent. I never expect you're quite smart.”
"Madam, your mood is better now. Eat some food. I'll accompany you for a stroll to have a breath of fresh air later, okay?” Mrs. Hudson picked up the chopsticks on the table and tried to put it in her hand. This old lady needed to be coaxed.
Mrs. Hoyle took a deep breath, “Fine. I don't have an appetite, but I'll eat some. I have to save some energy so that I can hold my grandson.”
“Indeed. Madam, you'll be full of children and grandchildren by then,” Mrs. Hudson said with a smile.
In fact, it wasn't that she was smart. She was afraid that the madam’s early appearance would disrupt young master and mistress’ wedding.
This family hadn't been happy for too long.
Olive ate her dinner, took a shower, and then went to bed. She didn't know what happened these days. She felt to be very sleepy. She wondered if it was because of the summer and people tended to get tired.
When she fell asleep in the middle of the night, she felt a kind of irritated heat all over her body. Her body seemed to be pressed by a person and she subconsciously pushed it away with her hands. Her hands were against a firm chest. She already thought of somebody.