The General Who Hates Me

As months passed by, Old Madam Liu already got used to Sheila hanging at their Ancestral Mansion often. Sheila would always cook food especially now that Thea was always busy with her newborn child. In the end, it was her who decided to let Sheila stay longer and prepare a room for her at Liu’s mansion.

Besides, she noticed how happy Zach was whenever he arrived back from work and saw his mom preparing dinner. Surprisingly, it was not only Zach who looked satisfied but her son Thom as well who surely always left his office early to reach home and spend time with Sheila. But what really touched her the most was Jeru’s fondness for Sheila. Jeru saw a mother in Sheila, someone he obviously longed for and like Zach and her son Thom, Jeru was also noticeably engrossed with Sheila whenever she stayed in their house.

At first, she felt awkward but seeing her boys’ smiles and hearing their laughter took away the awkwardness that Old Madam Liu was feeling towards Sheila.

After the hearty dinner with the family, Old Madam Liu invited Sheila to have a cup of tea in the veranda. "It’s been a while since I have had tea at night like this. The night sky has a lot of stars tonight. They are all shining brightly." Old Madam Liu commented with a half smile.

Sheila noticed it and she was glad that Old Madam Liu could finally curve those beautiful lips of hers up unlike before when they were always pursed combined with her eyebrows that were often collided.

Then Sheila followed Old Madam Liu’s gaze at the sky and said, "Yes... The stars are really beautiful tonight..."

Old Madam Liu turned her head to look at Sheila and said, "I hope you can stay permanently at our home Sheila and I really mean it."

Sheila looked at Old Madam Liu, totally surprised by the direct words from Old Madam Liu. "I know Thom had already asked for your hand in marriage and it’s still unanswered from your side. If it’s because of me... that you are hesitating to accept my son’s offer of marriage...please don’t." she opened up to Sheila.

Sheila remained quiet and hung her head down, so old madam Liu understood that she was right. Sheila did not accept Thom’s proposal because of her so she put down the cup of tea in her hands and held Sheila’s hands in her own and gently pressed them. "I know we started our relationship with a bad note, but then I hope we can make everything right this time. Particularly me. I want to correct everything that I did wrong and I don’t want to make the same mistakes again like before. I am really sorry for what I did before and this time, I do hope we can start anew Sheila." Old Madam Liu started in her gentle tone.