A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1188

Latonia found it hard to understand Hailey, and Hailey didn't plan to waste her breath trying to convince Latonia to understand her. Instead, she tried to see things from Latonia's perspective and accepted her viewpoint.

"Mrs. Laurence, if I were in your shoes, I'd also be displeased with a woman who isn't up to par with my son in every way. I get where you're coming from, but please consider this: it's Cedric who wants to marry me, not the other way round. It’s better for you to talk to him directly. If he changes his mind about marrying me after talking to you, just give me a heads up. I won't bother him anymore, I'll even steer clear of him if I bump into him in the future."

Hailey's heart was pounding like a drum after she finished speaking. This was probably the first time she'd stood her ground for Cedric. Even though she knew she wasn't on his level and didn't deserve him, she just couldn't let go because he loved her and she loved him too, so she was trying her best.

After a while, Latonia looked at Hailey and suddenly laughed, "You just said you didn't love my son, and now you're saying you're not forcing him to marry you. Seems like your feelings for my son are not strong. If that's the case, why would you choose to marry him just because he really wants to marry you?"

Latonia's question was pretty deep, and Hailey found it hard to answer, so she lowered her head.

Seeing this, Latonia continued, "Regardless of your personal background, academic abilities, and everything else, I believe every mother hopes her future daughter-in-law would love her son wholeheartedly. You can't even do that, so why should I convince my son?"

Hailey's eyelashes trembled slightly upon hearing this.

If it hadn't been for that one night stand, she probably wouldn't have considered marriage again. But after that night, when Cedric said he wanted to marry her, she started to waver.

But it wasn't just Cedric's words that made her waver, it was also the realization that she still couldn't let go of Cedric deep down, that made her want to give it her all.

However, when it came to deep love, she couldn't compare to Eleanor and Bernard's feelings for each other. At least in Hailey's eyes, her relationship with Cedric could easily fall apart. Cedric was used to doing things his way. Hailey wasn't sure if he would fall for someone else after saying he loved her.

As for this, Hailey didn't feel secure, so she only dared to say she liked Cedric, not that she loved him. She tried to control herself from falling too hard for him, in fear that she would completely break down and lose her sanity if he betrayed her.