My heart sank, and I didn’t know where to begin.
We had been hiding the truth from her because we knew she wouldn’t stand it.
We had thought we could somehow find a way to remove the curse soon, and so there was no need to worry her. That way, it didn’t matter even if she knew about it later, since I would be fine by then and we just had to patiently explain everything to her. But, to my utter dismay, things had gotten out of control.
Finally, my father stood up and broke the silence. “It’s all my fault. I was the reason for the curse on Rufus.”
“You?” My mother turned around and glared at her husband as she staggered toward him.
Knowing it was impossible to hide the truth told anymore, he smiled bitterly and everything to her.
My mother’s face reddened with rage when she heard I was cursed because of my father’s affair. Before I knew it, she slapped right across his face.
I was taken aback and wanted to stop her.
However, my father waved his hand, gesturing for me to remain calm.
My mother was still angry. She slapped my father over and over again. “Have you forgotten your promise to me? You said whatever happened outside the imperial palace stayed out there. But look at what you have done! You not only had an affair but also got Rufus cursed.
And worst of all, you’ve been hiding it from me all these years! He’s our only son, Ethan! What the hell were you thinking?”
My father dropped his gaze to the floor guiltily without uttering a word.
“So you took him back because you knew Rufus couldn’t have a child,” she said, pointing at Richard, who was standing in a corner. “So you placed your hope on this bastard, didn’t you?”
Richard’s face darkened at the word ‘Bastard’.
He opened his mouth to say something, but my mother’s vicious glare shut him up.
My mother didn’t stop there. “So you’ve given up on our son, right?” she demanded, her voice hoarse because of the emotional outburst.
“Answer me, Ethan! You had never been a coward. Why aren’t you answering such a simple question? You weren’t so compliant when you brought Richard back. Why don’t you admit it now?”
My father stood in front of his wife like a withered old tree. He didn’t have the courage to answer her questions.
I didn’t want to put him in an embarrassing situation. Just as I was about to help, my mother spoke again, “Say something, Ethan. I want to hear the answer from you. Are you giving up on Rufus? Are you going to abandon Our son?”
My father’s shoulders slumped in defeat. “Yes.
I brought Richard back so I can have an heir.”
He sighed. “I had no choice.”
My mother’s eyes widened when she heard that. Her legs gave away, and she fainted.
Rufus’ POV
My father and I waited anxiously while the doctor checked on my mother.
Her fainting had given us all a fright. My father in particular felt very guilty and kept sighing.
His old disease, which he had already overcome before, recurred.
I tried to comfort him in an effort to calm him down. I didn’t want to see both him and my mother fall.
Sylvia knew what I was thinking and tried to help. She poured a glass of water for my father when he started to cough violently.
Fortunately, after drinking the entire glass, he stopped coughing. Looking at Richard, who was motionless and silent in the corner, he said crossly, “You go back to your place first.
I’ll deal with you later. Don’t you dare do anything rash.”
Richard nodded silently and left, not wanting to provoke our father any further.
When the doctor had finished checking on my mother, he turned to my father and said, “The queen had a heart attack from intense anger.
She should avoid getting emotionally stressed from now on. Besides, the queen hasn’t been in good health the past few years and just recovered from her previous illness. She really can’t afford to be stimulated again.”
I lowered my head guiltily. My mother’s health was in worse shape than I thought.
Soon, she woke up.
We all huddled around her expectantly, but she turned her head away when seeing my father and said coldly, “Get out. I don’t want to ‘see you.”
My father stood beside the bed awkwardly.
“Laura…”
She snorted and ignored him.
I sighed and pulled my father aside. “Father, you go deal with the issue on the Internet first.
And for the sake of Mother’s health, please don’t anger her in the near future.”
“Okay, fine. You stay here and take care of your mother. Call me if you need anything.” My father lowered his head and sighed heavily.
Shooting his wife one last sorrowful glance, he left dejectedly.
Sylvia came over and tugged at my sleeve. “I”ll wait for you outside,” she whispered. “Call me if you need any help.”
“Okay.” I nodded, touched her cheek, and sent her out of the room.
When I came back, my mother had already sat up and was leaning against the headboard.
I was a little nervous. She always had high expectations of me. Although we had been alienated from each other for so many years, I couldn’t stand to see her disappointed expression.
After hesitating for a while, I sat down at the edge of the bed and asked softly, “Mother, how “are you feeling?”
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