Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 73 Self–awareness

Erin’s words surprised Mary. “What? You divorced my son?” she shrieked.

Her shocked face made Erin realize that Ian didn’t bring the issue up to Mary yet, which annoyed her for a moment. Mary wouldn’t have doubled down on her if he had told her about this earlier.

Just as Erin wanted to get up and leave without providing her a proper explanation, Mary grabbed hold of her arm and continued probing, “Could it be that my son caught you cheating?”

Her accusation made Erin frown. It was obvious that Mary didn’t hear a single word she said.

“You’re despicable, Erin! My son works so hard in the company to earn enough to give you a better life, yet look at the kind of wife you are to him! Who would’ve thought you would decide to leave my son and me after I requested you give me grandchildren…I’m still baffled at why my son even chose you in the first place!” Mary raged as her eyes glowed in furious.

anger.

Erin’s heart grew cold as she listened to Mary’s unreasonable ramblings. It was a good thing that she treated Mary well back then. At least she could now say that she did her part to fulfill the role of being her daughter–in–law. But now that she and Ian had divorced, she doubted that Mary would continue to see her in the same light as before.

Seeing it had come to this, Erin decided she would shoulder all of the blame Mary had dumped on her. “I don’t want to argue with you anymore. Since you insist that your son is a saint, you should be glad that he divorced me. I sure hope you can find another good daughter–in–law who can treat you well and give you the grandchildren you so desire, Mrs. Cooper!” she scoffed in response. Immediately after saying that, she forcefully shook Mary’s hands off her and shot her an icy glare before turning to leave.

Since Mary wore high heels, it caused her to lose her balance and start stumbling backward for a moment. Her friend immediately rushed to her side to prop her up.

“Erin, you uneducated rotten bitch! Eugh, what bad luck my son has to marry a wench like you.” Mary cursed angrily, and the middle–aged woman beside her followed suit.

Erin merely kept advancing forward until she could no longer hear their angry screams. Her anger only grew as she recalled the main person behind this whole mess all this time. It prompted her to immediately fish out her phone to dial Ian’s number.

Ian picked up the phone almost instantly.

tell your mother about our divorce?”

her?”

humiliated me in public today, but I didn’t care too much because she used to be my mother–in–law. I won’t hold back the next time she acts that way again! My parents raised

without giving him

Ian cheated on her was enough. to

to be submissive

She lowered her head and saw that Caleb

have time? I have something important to tell you.” Caleb said over the phone.

if that’s fine with you. I’m at…” she trailed off as she scanned her surroundings. She eventually noticed a Starbucks nearby and continued, “I can

I’ll be there soon,” he

and he quickly located Erin sitting in a corner by herself. He then went up to her and sat down opposite her

with her head slightly turned to the side. She’d also used

asked in concern, as his expression immediately turned downcast.

herself, “Even

those are the faint remnants of someone’s fingerprints. Who’d be so cruel to do this to you? Was it

Caleb’s anger, she immediately explained, “This didn’t come from him. It was from my ex–mother–in–law…”

that point, as if she had nothing to worry about by spilling them to him. After all, he’d witnessed the heinous thing that had happened to her in the office last time, so she no longer felt the need to hide

with a furious look on

“Yeah. Then again, I’m pretty sure that his feelings for me had long gone away. It was just me who was too

her, “There, there, Erin. What’s in the past is in the past. There’s no need to dwell on it any longer. He doesn’t deserve

hands feel heavy,

her unease and apologized to her with an awkward look in his eyes. “Sorry for that,” he muttered.

you say you had something important to tell me?” Erin

with a game plan, but I would need to trouble you in certain parts,” he