Chapter 78 – Back Home to Marry Off Myself Novel

Why?

Cormac also didn’t know why; he just knew that he wanted her to go back to where she was from,

“You were the one chosen by my mother. I have to live up the expectations from the deceased ones.”

Loredana wanted to laugh, but she couldn’t.

She had no idea about what kind of expression she should be doing right now, be it happy or upset.

“So, just because I was the one your mother who betrothed, you want me to go back?” Loredana was at loss of words; she didn’t know why she was expecting his negative answer.

Cormac turned around, facing behind her, hiding his facial expression in the light refracted from the windows, and agreed faintly.

This was the most expected answer.

But she was disappointed.

She smiled bitterly, “You think I’m suitable for this position? Plus, aren’t you engaged with Maria

Herbert? Are you teasing or playing with me now? Is that fun?”

Cormac’s face suddenly tensed up, like a bowstring being pulled behind.

He had been deliberately ignoring that one thing, which was Loredana had been married before and given birth too.

He didn’t want to mention nor think about this thing; since now she had said it out, he had to face it.

“I’m not going to marry Maria. As for your position, nothing is inappropriate,” he said.

Loredana managed to squeeze out a smile, “Nothing is inappropriate? Are you for real?”

Cormac turned around, looking at her, “You’re not a pure woman, nor am I a good man. We’re equally same; we shouldn’t dislike either of us.”

She already knew it; she didn’t understand why it hurt more when she heard it from Cormac’s own words.

He was a normal man, after all. Maria had been with him for so long, it would be weird if nothing happened.

She knew this.

She also understood.

She just didn’t know why she would feel down about him sleeping with another woman.

“I’m going back today.” He came here today to tell her about this.

“Oh.” Loredana faced somewhere else, not looking at him and pretending to be calm.

Buzz buzz…

Loredana’s phone on the table suddenly buzzed. It was her son’s name, and she picked it up.

“Samuel.”

“Mommy, can you pick me up from school today?” Samuel Flores asked.

“Of course.” There was nothing more important than her son. She took a glance at the clock on the table, “When do you want me to come over?”

“Can you come now?”

“Sure.”

“I’ll wait for you then.”

“Okay.”

She waited for him to hang up first, and then she hung up. She packed her files and drawing paper, preparing to leave. And then she realized that Cormac who was standing behind her hadn’t left.

“You’re leaving?”

“Yeah.”

Loredana pursed her lips, “My son wants me to go pick him up.”

Cormac just heard it, remembering his face on how hostile he was toward him, and asked, “Did you bad mouth me to him?”

Loredana was confused, “Bad mouth what now?”

“You didn’t tell me why the kid was so hostile toward me?”

Loredana understood now.

But she refused to answer, changing the topic deliberately, “Don’t you have a flight to chase? I’m leaving too.”

She couldn’t possibly say that Samuel saw Cormac forcibly kissing her; that was why he had a grudge against him?

She walked to the door, looking back at him, “Not leaving?”

It was apparent that she was changing the topic deliberately, but Cormac didn’t expose her, leaving along with her while also asking casually, “What school your son’s in?”

“AC University.”

AC University?

His eyes twitched; he knew that that kid was smart. Since the last time when he set himself up to kidnap him, it was evident that he was very thoughtful and action-oriented, knowing how to use his advantage from being a child to attract other’s sympathy to achieve his goals.

Not many five-year-olds could achieve this kind of cleverness.

Even though he knew he was smart, he never expected to enroll in AC that young.

Loredana was very proud when they talked about her son, “He’s very smart, he always sounds like an adult, taking care of his sister.”

When talking about her son, it felt like light shone on her face.

She was proud of her son.

Cormac sneered while walking toward his car.

If he said that he didn’t have any feelings for it, it would be lying.

He was around 30 years old; most people already had their own child at this point of age.

Now that he had to listen to how her wife described how smart and knowledgeable the child she had with another man, it was hard to be happy.

Loredana felt that he was very weird.

Just like most stuff he did, no one ever understood what the purpose behind it was.

Loredana didn’t give too much thought to it; instead, she just walked toward her car.

It didn’t take very long for her to go to her son’s school. Samuel was already out of the classroom, waiting inside the school entrance.

Loredana parked her car, came out from it, and walked toward him.

“Mommy.”

Samuel shouted happily when he saw Loredana.

The guard only opened the gate to let Samuel out when he saw Loredana was coming.

Loredana reached out, “Why are you at school?”

Even though Samuel passed the examination of AC University, he only had three days of class per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday due to his young age. Today was Tuesday.

“I came to seek advice from my teacher.” Samuel said seriously.

“I should really treat your teacher when time allows, your teacher treats you so well.” Loredana thought, should she call and ask if the teacher was free today for dinner together?

“Is your teacher still in school?” Loredana asked.

“Nope, he left. He said he had something to do.”

Loredana dismissed the idea, hugged her son to the car, and helped him to buckle up his seat.

Loredana drove home, coincidentally met Simona Flores and Maxina Lennon coming back from the shopping mall.

Loredana hurriedly got out of her car to help carry Maxina’s stuff.

“Mommy, mommy.” Simona was excited seeing her mother and reached out two small arms, wanting

Loredana to hug her.

“I’ll hug you inside house.”

“No.” Simona hugged Loredana’s leg, not letting her go. She really wanted that hug.

Maxina shook her head, saying, “You should hug her.”

Maxina took over the stuff from Loredana.

“Simona is an ingrate. Her eyes only have her mother, not her grandmother.”

“Grandmother, you have me.” Samuel held out his hand to hold Maxina’s hand.

“Samuel knows the best.” Maxina laughed.

Simona didn’t care at all, embracing Loredana’s shoulder and enjoying her mother’s hug.

It was inevitable to come in contact with germs when going outside.

“Mommy, I want to eat pudding.” Simona tilted her head up, widening her big, bright eyes, wanting

Loredana’s coddle.

“Okay.” Loredana replied with a laugh.

After washing her daughter’s hands, she took her to the living room and took out some pudding from the freezer.

Simona was really a glutton. As long as she had something to eat, she would be quiet.

Loredana let Samuel take care of his sister and entered the kitchen to prepare dinner with Maxina.

“Mom, why did you set up a marriage contract with Mrs. Mendelsohn back then?”

This was something that she was always curious about but never had the chance to ask.

Since Cormac had mentioned it again, Loredana was eager to know.

Maxina stopped washing the vegetables on her hand, seemingly not expecting her daughter to ask this question out of the blue, “Why do you want to know?”

Loredana lowered her head, “I just want to know, after all, when you planned the marriage with him, I was only two years old, why would you…”

“The past stays in the past, can’t remember them anyways.” Maxina didn’t want to talk about the past;

she put the washed vegetables on the shelf and looked at her daughter. Her keen sense told her that

Loredana was acting abnormally, “Tell me, what’s wrong?”

Loredana could tell that Maxina didn’t want to talk about it, so she didn’t press it but instead took the chance to test her, “Mrs. William wants to start a branch, she wants me to be in charge of it…“

“That’s good news.” Maxina answered.

She pushed her daughter away, “Let me cut the vegetables.”

Loredana stepped back and leaned against the stove, and thought for a bit while, “But the address of the branch is in China…“

“What?”

Loredana hadn’t had the chance to finish her sentence; Maxina had already interrupted her. She also knew that LEO had a rule: they will never have any branch in any other country.

Mrs. William now wanted to have a branch in China?

Maxina frowned. Weird kinds of stuff were happening one after another recently. She put down the kitchen knife and wiped her hands on the apron, tugging her daughter’s arm, “Tell me the truth, are these stuff related to him?”

Loredana figured that Maxina would have to know if she was going back to the country anyway.

Loredana admitted, “Yea…”

“What are you thinking?!” Maxina glared at her angrily. How could she forget her sufferings so fast?

“Tell me, what condition were you in at that time? Where was he when you were in the most difficult situation? If it wasn’t for Sampson Herbert, how would you still be here? How can you not tell the difference between good and bad?”

Loredana twisted her head. Indeed she was reluctant to return to the country, partly because of what happened in the past, and partly because of Cormac Mendelsohn.

She knew it was a trade, but when he proposed a divorce, she was somehow sad.

After the car crash, she became even more exhausted, both physically and mentally.

That was why she didn’t want to go back to the place where it would make her think about things.

“Mrs. William was firm on her stance, if I don’t go back, I’m going to lose my job.” Loredana was the only breadwinner in the family; this job was critical to her.

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