Chapter 183
\nBillionaire Lost to His Surrogate In A Love Game novel Chapter 183<\/p>\n
Tassach\u2019s face turned icy. \u201cWhat the hell are you talking about, mom?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs. Conduibh knew instantly that she misspoke. But, she thought, it\u2019d be okay if she told him all about it after all this time. Because her own son wouldn\u2019t turn against her just for some girl, would he?<\/p>\n
\u201cShe would have gotten locked up a long time ago had I not dropped the lawsuit against her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tassach looked thunderous as he clenched his fingers into a fist. \u201cDon\u2019t you think you were way out of line, mom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow was I out of line?\u201d demanded Mrs. Conduibh, \u201cand how will that uneducated woman with inferior upbringing ever be good enough for you? She wanted to become the modern Cinderella and marry a prince, well then, I buried her under the cinder. But she got lucky, scoring herself Zachariah Chambers the moment you were out of her life. If you ask me, I think she was stringing both of you along, because how else could she have married into the Chambers family so quickly? Only a fool like you would fall for her innocent pretense. Do you know the kind of reputation she has with the upper class? They all regard her as a gold-digger who would service someone\u2019s grandpa for money. It\u2019s completely beyond me how you would fall for this cheap skank.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom!\u201d yelled Tassach, infuriated, \u201cI would never, never expect such acrimony and hostility from you \u2013 directed towards a girl you\u2019ve hardly met, no less! I don\u2019t think I even know you anymore. To me, you were always so kind and gentle, but today? To be frank with you, mom, you let me down today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staring at him incredulously, Mrs. Conduibh asked, \u201cAre you seriously censuring your own mother for that cheap woman?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you were right, mom, I would absolutely respect you, but nothing you just said should come from an educated and respectable lady like yourself. That was genuinely disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs. Conduibh, angry and distressed, pointed a shaky finger at Tassach. \u201cHow dare you. I\u2019ve been a loving mom to you for almost thirty years, but now I couldn\u2019t compare to her. What exactly is so great about her that got you follow her around like a loyal puppy after more than four years? Do you wish me dead, Tassach? Are you trying to get rid of me completely?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s by no means what I meant, mom. I\u2019m just a bit disappointed in you today, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chest heaving, Mrs. Conduibh struggled for breath. \u201cYou really fancy yourself as a top dog now, huh, criticizing your own mother like this. You\u2019ll land me in a hospital if you continue like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Tassach didn\u2019t budge. \u201cI never intended to criticize you, mom, but don\u2019t you think you were out of line?\u201d<\/p>\n
Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Conduibh said, \u201cOphelia Lowe is in your past, my dear boy. She married into a prominent family and is herself a proper lady now, and she won\u2019t become yours no matter what feelings you still have for her. Why don\u2019t you abandon that sinking ship and settle down with Grace?\u201d<\/p>\n
Stone-faced, Tassach replied, \u201cI don\u2019t like Grace, like, at all. And I\u2019ll continue to be indifferent about her even if she\u2019s a goddess of beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs. Conduibh could feel anger burning in her chest like a fire. \u201cWill you ever stop before you murder me with that crappy attitude?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tassach pursed his lips in complete silence.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Conduibh started her guilt-tripping routine. \u201cIs this how you treat your own mommy?\u201d she wailed, \u201cthe woman who poured her heart and soul into raising and caring for you? I didn\u2019t say anything when you took the side of the skank in the past, because you were young and blinded by love. But now, at almost thirty, your impetuous accusations against me for some random woman is like a stab in my heart. Do you understand that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tassach remained sitting silently on the sofa.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Conduibh felt a rage building up in her. \u201cAre you really turning against your mother for some woman, son?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here to stop you from killing each other, is what I\u2019m doing,\u201d answered the older man, shooting her a look.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Conduibh, in return, could only force out an awkward smile.<\/p>\n
Sitting down on the sofa, old Mr. Conduibh pointed at the other end of sofa and demanded, \u201cSit down, Tassach.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Tassach remained standing up stubbornly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to have to ask twice.\u201d<\/p>\n
And sit down Tassach did, finally.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow tell me, what are you two fighting about this time?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tassach was silent. Mrs. Conduibh, however, spilled out her complaints. \u201cIt\u2019s that Ophelia woman, again. He came back today to interrogate me on what I\u2019d done four years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was always about Ophelia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1057","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}