At the end of the line, Jane said gently," Ruth, your mother-in-law is sick and she is in the hospital now.”
Ruth was shocked. "What? My mother-in-law is sick? Then... I'll immediately go back to visit and take care of her."
Ruth was a caring person at her core. She just was unable to tolerate her mother-in-law's gaze of disgust and the restrictions she put on her all day long. However, her mother-in-law was sick, so of course, she had to be by her bed to take care of her.
Jane's voice was still very gentle on this end of the line. "Ruth, listen to me. Your mother-in-law is still very angry now. She can’t get angry now because of her condition. The blood vessels in her brain will rupture once she gets angry. When that time comes, the consequences would b e disastrous. You're a good girl. Alex and I know that. Ryan also knows that. His stand is very firm. He will not divorce you.
However, he is unable to leave at this moment. As for you, don't come back at the moment as well. Do you understand what I mean?"
What Jane wanted to say was that if Patricia were to see Ruth at that moment, she certainly would be furious and would force Ryan to divorce Ruth. Not only would that worsen Patricia's condition, but what mattered more was that Ryan and Ruth would be forced into a dead end with no way out at all. However, Jane could not tell Ruth about Patricia forcing Ryan to get a divorce as she was afraid that Ruth would b e sad.
Ruth had always listened to Jane very well, so she sincerely said, "I got it. I understand. I will not go back to visit my mother-in-law then. I'll wait until she's no longer angry. Besides, I have also decided that I will not live for the sake of others anymore. I want t o be an independent and self-reliant woman like Sabrina and be an example to my sons. Someday when my mother-in-law is no longer angry anymore, I will personally explain everything to her. I will not disturb Ryan for the time being."
Jane said, "Alright. Take care of yourself in South City. If you need anything, remember to look for Sabrina. Isadora can also take care of you. Both you and Isadora should take care of each other. Take good care of your children. In a few days, after your mother-in-law's condition has stabilized, I'll fly over to South City with Alex to visit you." "Thank you. All of you cared for me so much. I am not alone." Ruth cried.
"You're already a mother of two children. You can't be so weak!" said Jane.
"Mm-hmm! I want to be strong! I want to be independent! I’ll be hanging up now." Ruth took the initiative to hang up the call.
After she hung up the call, Ruth said in silence by herself on the couch for a very long time. She was a little silly, but she was a complete idiot. She had seen some things after living in that luxurious mansion. Jane did not say it explicitly, but Ruth heard it clearly. She knew that her mother-: n-law must have forced Ryan to divorce her.
Her mother-in-law kept saying that she loved her and had accepted her, but actually? She was truly just putting up with her. If she were her mother-in-law's daughter and not daughter-in-law, would her mother-in-law force her daughter's husband to divorce her because she was disobedient? Of course, not. Her mother-in-law would love her daughter no matter what instead of simply tolerating her. Once her mother-in-law had tolerated her to a certain extent, she would burst out in anger, and then force her son to divorce his wife. That was her mother-in-law! All the love was fake and it came with a price. It was not given for nothing.
However, Ruth did not blame her mother-in -law. After all, the relationship between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law was the most difficult problem to crack in the world. Besides, that was Ryan’s biological mother. Ruth loved Ryan, so she would wait.
At that moment, two little children came shuffling to her.
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