In Mrs. Conduibh’s point of view, being in the similar class in a standard to choose her future daughter-
in-law. Gracie was a good choice for two reasons. The first was because of her family background. The
second was related to her characteristics. She was good at making people happy. Only this kind of
woman could match her priceless. Unlike Ophelia, who only had a charming appearance to attract
men. Her son would be bothered a lot if marrying her.
Tassach felt so exhausted. How could he make her mother understand that his happiness couldn’t be
measured by marrying a woman with similar class? He was not interested in Gracie. Even if she was
attractive and beautiful as a fairy, he wouldn’t be interested at her at all.
Seeing her son remained silence, Mrs. Conduibh suggested, “I didn’t mean to interfere your marriage. I
simply want to tell you that you should at least marry a girl who is equal to you in terms of wealth. I can
tell those poor girls are just coming for your money.”
Tassach was speechless when looking at his mother and replied, “Do you mean that I am so awful that
I can’t even win a girl’s heart on my own?”
Mrs. Conduibh was stupefied for a while and explained, “Don’t misunderstand my meaning.”
Tassach said, “Mom, can we finish talking?”
Mrs. Conduibh finally got angry and said, “What have I done wrong? I am doing this for your own good.
What a good girl Gracie is. What your uncle and aunt will think of our family and me if you keep
upseting her again and again?
Tassach replied, “You are the one who get in touch with the King gamily and you should be the one to
handle it. I don’t like Gracie, that’s it. Even if she piles a mountain of money in front of me, it won’t
change the fact that I don’t like her.”
Mrs. Conduibh really found it hard to understand her son’s feeling. Gracie was a good-looking girl and
was good-tempered. She was competent with a well family background and education. Why didn’t her
silly son like her?
Tassach leaned against the pillow and said, “Mom, I am still a sick man. I don’t want to talk about my
own romance anymore. Can you tell Gracie to stop coming to visit me?”
Mrs. Conduibh was helpless and asked, “Tell me honestly, which point of her you don’t like?”
“Every point”, replied Tassach.
Mrs. Conduibh was stupefied again, “Is it all about Ophelia?”
Tassach said, “Yes, I will not consider any woman except her.”
Mrs. Conduibh got anxious and her hands kept trembling, saying angrily, “Stop talking nonsense. Why
do you mean by you will not consider any woman? Are you planning to be a bachelor if she doesn’t
respond to you? Are you punishing me for expelling your favourite woman?”
Tassach remained silence to show a positive answer.
Mrs. Conduibh raised up her hands and kept hammering him. She burst out tears because of anger
and said, “I will beat you to death. Why would you put yourself into such an awkward situation because
of a woman? I will not bring you to this world if I know you will end up in this way. It will do good for both
of us.”
Tassach didn’t fight back and let her mother beat him.
Mrs. Conduibh gradually got tired and said angrily, “Tell me that what you said is just a joke.”
Tassach still held the same gesture and said, “Mom, I am really tired. You can leave now.”
Mrs. Conduibh was really irritated by him, saying, “You nasty thing! Why are you so stubborn? There
are lots of good girls in the world. Why you have to stick on Ophelia? Is she so perfect that can make
you to sacrifice all?
She found her chest was compressed and continued, “You must be taking a revenge on me! I have
raised you up hardly and you now treat me in this way in return. I feel so hurt.”
Tassach found his head was going to blow up. At first, it was Gracie who came to bother him, not it was
his mother.
Mrs. Conduibh took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
She pulled a chair and sat down. Then she shook her hands and said, “Both of us need to calm down. I
was too impulsive just now.”
Tassach leaned on the bed and found extremely exhausted. It was so tiring to be bothered by two
women. Harder than continuing to work for three or four days.
Mrs. Conduibh folded her arms and said in a relatively calm manner, “Just tell me how can you marry
Gracie?”
Tassach looked at the ceiling and replied coldly, “I have told you many times that I will not marry her.”
Mrs. Conduibh kept telling herself in her mind that the man in front of her was her son and she couldn’t
get angry.
She waited for a long time and tried to persuade him in a loving tone, saying, “Son, I know you can be
wilful when you are ill. Can we stop fighting?”
Tassach found he was headache and replied, “I am not fighting with you. Anyway, I know we can’t
reach a consensus on this question. I am tired and want to go to sleep.”
Mrs. Conduibh stood up and looked at him from above, saying, “I am not pushing you. I just want you
to forget about Ophelia and start a new relation with Gracie. Give her one chance. You could only know
whether she suits you or not after dating her.”
Tassach directly closed his eyes.
Mrs. Conduibh reached out to shake him. Tassach found his mother really disturbing. He opened his
eyes and said helplessly, “If you still regard me as your son, give me some space. If you keep pushing
me, I will only be away from you. One day we will end up being strangers. Don’t blame me if that day
comes because you’re the one who cause it.”
Mrs. Conduibh was completely shocked.
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