Chapter 264 The Wrath of Horaceâs Mother
This was an accident, I didnât expect my mom to react so strongly.
Horace locked the car door, a rare severity appearing on his usually gentle face.
No one in his family knew the ultimate purpose of his engagement with Claudia. He was unwilling to
speak, and couldnât speak, after all, he had agreed to this voluntarily.
âMom, letâs try a different restaurant.â Without another word, Horace stepped on the gas.
Who would have known that upon hearing these words, the woman in the back seat gritted her teeth
and simply crashed directly into the car window.
With a âbangâ, the car fell into silence.
Eventually, Horaceâs mother got out of the car, covering her reddened forehead.
Horace followed behind her, his face grim.
âThank goodness I knew how to open your backseat door, otherwise our whole familyâs face would
have been lost by you today!â Horaceâs
mother raised her lips in triumph, her face full of anger as she thought about the situation where
Seraphina and a strange man had just entered the restaurant.
She gripped her phone tightly, glaring fiercely at Horace, âIf you still want to marry her, then you
shouldnât stop me. Rest assured, Iâm not the kind of unreasonable mother. If thereâs a
misunderstanding between you two, then clear it up. If itâs not a misunderstanding, we have other
ways. But if you stop me, she will never be able to enter our house in this lifetime!â
Upon hearing this, Horaceâs lips moved slightly, but he ultimately swallowed his words of objection.
He hadnât seen very clearly just now, but there was indeed a strange man following Claudia. Although
they were not close to each other, judging from the manâs mask, it was most likely Magnus.
Last time, he had carefully investigated. Although he couldnât find out the relationship between Magnus
and Edmond, he could guess it.
Magnus, was Edmond.
âI thought she would give up when Edmond died, but I didnât expect her to be such a flirtatious woman,
carrying another manâs child and messing around with so many men,â Horaceâs mother said with great
dissatisfaction. âSheâs just second-hand goods, yet so ostentatious. Indeed, thereâs a difference
between raising someone at home and outside.â
âMomâ¦â Horace frowned, interrupting her, âSince you think sheâs not good enough, then Iâll marry
Elva.â
Horaceâs mother suddenly lost her speech.
Elva, the one with a disability?
âI⦠I was just saying.â Compared to the person with a broken leg, Seraphina was obviously superior,
especially since Elva had been abandoned by the Friedan family, she was even worse off than an
ordinary person.
âForget it, I canât handle your matters anymore, let it be!â Horaceâs mother took a deep breath and
strode towards the dining room.
Regardless of whether Seraphina could ultimately become her daughter-in-law, this matter had to be
stirred up today. Otherwise, wouldnât Horace be cuc kolded every day once she entered the door?
After she entered, Horace followed closely behind.
In a small private room at the corner of the restaurant, waiters had brought in many dishes one after
another. Seeing these dishes on the table, Claudia was slightly taken aback.
These dishes, they were all her favorites. To be precise, they were her favorites when she was with the
Lamont family.
She was pregnant now, and her tastes had changed a bit, but seeing
these sp icy diced chicken, she still couldnât help but swallow her saliva.
She looked up at Edmond, her eyebrows slightly raised.
It was time to eat, he wouldnât still be wearing a mask, would he?
âMr. Fleming, shall we eat together?â She pointed at the food, looking at his mask with great interest.
A glimmer of light flickered in the depths of Edmondâs eyes as he quickly glanced at the table, âYou eat,
Iâm not hungry.â
Claudia smirked, he really had no intention of taking off his mask.
Given that, she spoke her mind then.
âActually, even if Mr. Fleming didnât wear a mask, I knew what your face looked like under the mask.â
Edmondâs eyes darkened, âWhat do you mean?â
Still pretending?
Claudia laughed mockingly, âStop pretending, Edâ¦â
âBang! Bang! Bang!â The box door was knocked loudly, quickly interrupting her words.
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The private rooms of this restaurant were semi-open, with partitions made of bamboo. From inside the
room, one could see the outside
scenery.
Claudia looked up and through the gap in the railing, she immediately saw Horaceâs mother, Selena.
âSeraphina, open the door!â
Selena was banging on the door hard.
Claudia walked over and opened the door, and the person outside rushed in quickly.
Horaceâs mother glared at Edmond, then suddenly gave a cold laugh, âVery well! Excellent!â
She looked at Claudia, her words suppressing anger, âMs. Friedan, can you tell me what you are doing
now? You are about to marry into our Ferguson family, how can you date other men?!â
Claudia frowned, knowing she had misunderstood.
âMrs. Ferguson, I didnât have a date with him, we just happened to bump into each other.â
âNo date, and you canât even keep yourself clean? Do you know how much effort our Horace has put
in, how much humiliation he has
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endured to marry you? He resisted his entire family for you, and what about you? Not only are you
carrying someone elseâs child, but you were also entangled with other men before the engagement!â
Horaceâs mother sneered at Edmond, âDonât think I canât recognize you just because youâre wearing a
mask. No matter who you are, youâd better stay away from Seraphina, or youâll bring trouble upon
yourself!â
Claudiaâs brow furrowed, she didnât know how to explain that her relationship with Horace was purely
professional.
She thought things were going smoothly with Horace, but she didnât expect it to be so complicated.
She only thought of herself, but didnât consider Horaceâs difficulties.
It was her who caused the delay.
âIâm sorry, Mrs. Ferguson. Iâve let Horace down. The wedding hasnât been set yet, itâs still possible to
break off the engagement. When I go back later, Iâll talk to my family about calling off my marriage with
Horace.â
Unexpectedly, she was so decisive that it left Horaceâs mother stunned.
She had never considered breaking off the engagement, she just wanted to warn Seraphina. She didnât
expect Seraphina to give up so decisively.
âThe engagement doesnât need to be called off,â Horace interrupted their conversation, âMy mother has
been a bit neurotic lately, she
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corrected herself, âI was too impulsive, Iâm sorry.â
She quickly walked up to Claudia, apologizing with a smile, âSeraphina, I was too impulsive just now, I
didnât realize you were discussing something. Horace was right, my me ntal state hasnât been good
lately, and I made a mistake. He tried to stop me but I didnât listen. Please donât call off the
engagement, I really do like you, I was just too impulsive earlier⦠Can you forgive me?â
Claudia glanced at her indifferently, then looked at the slightly anxious Horace, biting her lower lip
slightly.
Edmond stood to one side, his gaze clear, yet seemingly determined to watch this spectacle.
If the marriage was dissolved, he would be pleased. No matter how good Horace was, with such a
mother-in-law, Claudia would have a hard time raising the child in the future.
If he had been somewhat hesitant before, now, he had already dispelled all thoughts of backing down.
Rather than entrusting her to an uncertain family, it was better to keep her by his side, protecting her
with his own wings.
He walked up to Claudia, h ooked his arm around her waist, his voice husky and laced with ambiguity,
âSince Seraphina has decided to cancel the engagement, thereâs no need to force it.â
Under Claudiaâs surprised gaze, Edmond smiled with a slight lift of his
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eyebrows and eyes.
âYou didnât misunderstand, our relationship was indeed not ordinary.â