Chapter 155: There’s No Love
Seeing her mother cry like this made Rose’s heartache. Unknowingly, she stood from her seat and hugged her mother. For a while, she let her mother cry in her arms.
"Mom, it’s okay. At least now, we know my father’s name is Nick. Consider it a blessing if God allows us to meet him one day."
Rose didn’t know why she didn’t feel anything right now after hearing that her father was still alive. Like there was something wrong with her heart. It was as if her heart had gone numb. Was it because it had been so long that she had forgotten that she was supposed to have a father? Just thinking about it could only make her smile bitterly. Apparently, her effort to comfort her mother only made her mother cry even more.
"Mom, when I was little, I used to pray that my father would come back to life and be with us. But that was then..." She couldn’t stop trying to make her mother feel less sad. Rose poured out what was in her heart.
"But now? I don’t need a father figure anymore. For me, I only need you. You are more than enough for me. I will never ask God to send a father figure again. I don’t need a father. And so far, we’re fine without him. Our family has thrived even without a father figure, and that is because of you, mom. So please, mom... stop crying. Stop crying over a man who doesn’t necessarily remember you." Rose’s heart ached when she said this. She knew her words would surely break her mother’s heart.
"I know, but..." Molly’s voice trembles sadly with her daughter’s sharp words.
"NO, BUT! Please, mother, just move on." Rose pulled her body away from her mother while holding her shoulders, looking her straight in the eyes. "I beg you to stop crying to someone who has already forgotten about you... My father, I mean, that man Nick, he probably already has a family! And if we forced him to acknowledge us as his family might destroy his family."
Rose couldn’t stand to say this to her mother, who had just remembered her past. But she had no other choice. She had to make her mother realize that her memory was overlong. More than twenty years have passed. There was no way Nick would remember her mother. Their encounter is just like a wind in his memories. He must have moved on when he found out that her mother didn’t show up.
Molly could understand what Rose was saying. She realized her relationship with Nick was only a tiny spark between them. At that time, Molly had not felt love for Nick. She was sure Nick, the same as her too, hadn’t felt love yet. However, what makes her chest feel tight until now is that she is pregnant with Nick’s daughter. That man gives her a beautiful and intelligent daughter. What else can she see Nick’s eyes on her daughter? How could she forget him?
She was grateful to have Rose but felt sorry for her daughter growing up without a father. What will happen if Evan’s family makes a fuss over this? Will her daughter be well received by her in-laws?
After regaining her memory these past few days, this matter was troubling Molly’s mind a lot. Because of her past mistakes, she didn’t want to bring trouble to her daughter now. If that happened, she would never forgive herself.