Chapter 108: Happiness And Confusion
Derick could hear his mother’s thoughts although she never said a word. His divorce hurt his entire family and he didn’t even give them closure.
He knelt in front of Penny and held her hands. "Mom... It will be okay... I will keep Rory away from her. There won’t be any trouble during~"
"Oh, for Pete’s sake, Derick. If she shows her shameless face here, it won’t be Rory she should be worried about. I want to tear her apart!" Penny said and her cheeks trembled out of anger.
"Mom..?" Derick’s voice shook as he was surprised.
He didn’t know what made his mother so angry. He never told her anything about his past marital troubles.
"What?" Penny rubbed his head. "You said nothing, but I know she hurt you so much. I tried to ask Rory but she refused to talk about it. I can only imagine the hurt she’s put you through if Rory went as far as to hit her..."
"Mom..." Derick’s eyes reddened. He was happy his mother understood him. He knew his mother did not agree with the divorce as they had a son together. But maybe she had time to think about it to change her mind.
Or if she was talking to Rory, then it should be her...
"It was my fault. I knew there was something wrong with her right from the start. Rory kept on rolling her eyes at her. That should have been a sign. I should have stopped you from marrying her just because she was pregnant... I even insisted on the wedding to make sure my grandchild is not born out of wedlock...."
"No, mom... No... It was not your fault!" Derick wiped the tears off his mother’s face. She is a very emotional person and crying would do no good.
"This one looks fine... But that one looked fine at that time too...Rory has the eyes of an angel. She knows evil when she sees it. What does she say about this one?"
"Penelope! That’s enough!" Leroy stopped his wife. "Rory is a child. Don’t put her on a pedestal. It would only burden her. And don’t you trust your son? He dated Julia for more than a year. They have lived together for months. They know each other enough and decided on getting married. She is a nice girl. Her family is nice too. Don’t load your disappointments on his head. He is getting married in a week!"