"However, Ruth is also considered my cousin."
Sabrina nodded. "Marcus, what are you trying to say?"
"I think that the Poole family had already totally forgotten that Ruth was not some commoner. She has somebody powerful to support her. She has the entire Shaw family backing her up. She is not some shrew from the streets. Her father was once such a highly educated talent. It’s just that..."
"It's just that because of some strange turn of events, she was ruined by her own uncle and aunt since childhood. From the moment your uncle and aunt died, her life was secretly switched. She had been living
in that kind of place where all the neighbors would gather around to have their meals together and share a laugh or two. They were so close as if they were a family. However, if somebody's chicken were to run to another person's house to lay an egg, both the families, who originally had been very close, may fight each other very aggressively to compete for the egg," Sabrina said. "They may stand in line from half-past five in the evening all the way to nine at night because the market has a discount at nine, and they would even exhaust all the ways to cut in line. They may even get up at half-past three in the morning to stand in line at the market just because if they were able to get there very early, they may be able to buy the produce at a wholesaler’s price. They may even put their small stools from home there to first take up a place. If someone were to occupy someone else's place, a fight would break out. However, this is their life, Marcus."
She continued. "I've also lived like that when I was a child, let alone Ruth. Ruth had always been living like that since birth till she turned twenty-five. She had already gotten so used to it that it was already deep in her bones. Even if she was not your cousin, but she was a proper young lady from the Shaw family, she had never lived with the Shaw family since birth, so she still can't change to become a young lady from an eminent family because that's something that is deep in her bones. Ruth had tried to change, and she had a miserable time changing it. Now, she no longer wants to change anymore. She only wanted to live as she is. Why? Why is it that Ruth has to be the one to change herself for the Poole family, instead of the Poole family changing and improving themselves for Ruth?"
What Sabrina said made Marcus speechless.
Marcus was the most understanding and tolerant gentleman. However, he indeed had never thought of this. It was true. Why did Ruth have to change for the sake of the Poole family and not the Poole family changing for the sake of Ruth? Sabrina was right. Take Sabrina. She was the wife of the Ford Group's director, but she had never claimed herself to be the director's wife. She had never acted spoiled like the wife of a rich man. She hardly even went to the Ford Group. She had always been doing her own job very diligently. She was very serious, and she was also very successful. Even though everybody envied the life of a noble lady, Sabrina felt that being independent, self-reliant, and hardworking was able to make her feel even more refreshed. At that moment, Ruth also wanted to be like Sabrina. After all, Ruth was Sabrina's fan, to begin with.
However, Sabrina had always been a person who never took full control over someone else's matters. She had never wanted to get too involved in someone else's business, especially when it was a marriage where both parties still loved each other, where it was even more necessary to give the other party opportunities. Besides, both Ruth and Ryan even had two adorable children. Sabrina had spoken to Ruth for three days after work. Sabrina analyzed all of the pros and cons of Ruth. "Sabrina, I know that you're doing this for my own good. It's already been three days, and I am very calm.
Through all the analysis you've done for m e, I have also already thought it through. I want to personally meet Ryan. Can you accompany me?"
Sabrina nodded. "Of course, no problem!"
After work, Ruth did not rush to pick up the children from the daycare center. Instead, she went together with Sabrina to the mansion Ryan was at.
When Ryan opened the door and saw that i t was Ruth standing at the door, he was overjoyed. "Ruth, have you already figured i t out?"
Ruth also immediately rushed into Ryan's arms. "Ryan, I have already thought it through."
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