Grandma May choked and said sheepishly, “I thought that would come naturally and didn’t have to be taught.”
She added to herself, “A couple only learns to cherish each other by experiencing ups and downs together.”
Tania was speechless.
A maid entered.
“Old Mrs. York and Mrs. York, Mr. Zack is back.”
Upon hearing that, Grandma May scurried away like a startled bird. Her movements were so agile that they were not befitting of her age.
“Tania, I’ll go back to my room and lie down. If Zack asks, tell him that I’ve fallen ill because I was too worried about him and Serena.”
Tania was speechless. “Don’t blame me if Zack sends you to the hospital.”
“I’ll be fine as long as he doesn’t send me to the crematorium.”
Grandma May hid in her room as fast as possible. She lay on the bed and pretended to be sick.
After lying down for a while, she did not hear a knock on the door.
She thought to herself, ‘Is that brat so angry that he doesn’t even care about my so- called illness? So that’s his play?‘
Grandma May did not know whether to continue lying down or if she should see what that brat was up to.
What was Zack doing?
When he came back and did not see his nana, he turned to leave without saying a word.
Tania chased after him. She walked behind him and asked with concern, “Are you okay, Zack?”
Zack said sullenly, “I’m fine.”
“You don’t look fine. Did you not rest well? Where’s Serena?”
“She left with her sister.”
Tania froze and stopped. When she saw her son was about to walk away again, she caught up to him and continued to ask, “Zack, what do you mean by ‘she left‘?”
“It means she left.”
Zack finally stopped in front of the outdoor swimming pool.
Then, he took off his jacket.
“Zack, have you gone mad? The weather is freezing. You’ll catch a cold if you swim here.”
Tania could not be bothered to pursue the matter and stopped her son from jumping into the pool and freezing.
“Do you think Serena will come back if you catch a cold? The two of you are from different worlds. It’s good that she left. With your qualifications, you can marry any girl you want. I’ll help you arrange a meeting with the daughter of the Levine family. What about the Dawson family?
“There are so many young noble ladies in Wiltspoon, and every one of them is better than Serena. Zack, you’ve already repaid your nana, so she won’t interfere with your marriage in the future. Just forget about Serena. Don’t torture and hurt yourself for her.”
Tania thought the young couple had terminated their marriage.
“Zack, just marry a girl from a family which matches ours. Listen to Mom, okay? It’s easy for you to accommodate Serena, but it’s very hard for her to chase after you. The gap between you two is too great. She can’t catch up no matter how hard she tries, and she’ll get tired from chasing after you. It’s fine if you’ve separated. Think of it as setting her free…”
Zack looked at his mother speechlessly.
Tania quickly paraphrased, “Think of it as you two letting each other go.”
“Mom.”
If Zack did not explain clearly, his mother would actually arrange a blind date for him and cause misunderstandings.
He said in a low voice, “When I said Serena left with her sister, I meant she went back for a small period of time to calm down. She’s not leaving forever. I won’t allow her to not come back either.”
God knew how difficult it was for him to let go and allow her to follow her sister home.
“I also need time to calm down, but it’s hard for me, so I want to jump into the pool and take a dip. Maybe that will help cool me down. I’m not trying to harm myself to gain her sympathy.”
Tania blinked and asked, “You’re not divorced yet?”
“Do you want me to get a divorce?”
“Yes and no. I’ve always felt that you two weren’t compatible. Your social circles are completely different. It’ll be very hard for Serena to squeeze in. Perhaps you two can’t understand that now and don’t know what it feels like, so you’re able to get along well in the beginning. However, you’ll see what I mean when you take Serena out to socialize, talk about business, and attend various parties, fundraisers, and other activities.
“You may be fine as long as you’re thick–skinned and aren’t afraid of people laughing at you, but Serena will have it worse. Not even the wives of the nouveau riche can squeeze into the circle of ladies from high society, let alone Serena. She’ll easily be ostracized, ridiculed, and mocked.
Tania had lived her whole life in a wealthy family and usually befriended noblewomen with a status similar to hers. She would greet the ladies with a status inferior to hers with a nod, but she could not accept them into her circle.
Not many people could be so down–to–earth like Grandma May.
“However, you’ve fallen in love with her, so I don’t want you to divorce. I’m afraid you’ll remain a bachelor for life if you divorce. There’s no mother out there who wishes for their son to be a bachelor forever, let alone such an exceptional brat… I mean man.”
Tania quickly corrected herself when her son looked at her sullenly. It must be because she spent too much time with her mother–in–law recently. The old lady was a bad influence on her.
“You two have been married for almost five months, but you still don’t have a baby. If you did, you could just remain a bachelor. We can die in peace because at least you’ll still have your child to take care of you when we pass on. However, you don’t have a child yet.
“Zack, have you two gone to the hospital to check on your health?”
“We’re capable of having a child, Mom.”
Zack emphasized that he was in very good health.
“Serena is also very healthy. We were just a couple in name. How would we have a child?”
Tania choked.
“I’m fine, Mom. Go play chess with Dad. I’ll swim to calm myself down. I won’t abuse myself.”
Zack took off his clothes, ignoring his mother’s obstructions, and jumped into the pool.
Once he was underwater… God, it was freezing!
“Zack, Zack! Gosh, you never listen!”
Tania scolded him and shouted in the direction of the house. “Mom, Mom! Your darling grandson jumped into the pool!”
Zack choked on a mouthful of water.
His elegant mother must have been influenced by his nana.
The distance was far, and Grandma May was lying in her room pretending to be sick, so she could not hear.
When Tania saw that it was useless even after shouting twice, she left her son behind and quickly went into the house.
She could not persuade her son, so she had to ask Grandma May to step in.
She felt her son was trying to get sick so that her daughter–in–law would feel distressed.
When Grandma May heard that Zack jumped into the outdoor pool in this cold weather, she could not pretend to be sick anymore. She sprung from bed and put on a jacket while responding to her daughter–in–law, “I’ll call him back. That little brat.
Even if he wants me to feel guilty and blame myself, he doesn’t have to jump into the pool on a cold day.”
Tania thought, ‘So this is between the pair of grandmother and grandson?‘
“Tania, get someone to cook ginger soup for that boy. Add more ginger so that it’s spicier.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.