Maxwell gazed at Emmeline and implored, “Emma, please listen to your mother and let her calm down.”
“Do you want me to agree to her and marry Albus?” Emma’s thoughts felt like a chaotic whirlwind.
He shook his head. “Be patient, be rational. Let’s just get through tonight for now.”
The concept of letting the night pass bewildered her. She knew her father couldn’t bear the torment any longer, but did she have any other options for now?
Emmeline slumped into despair. “Mom, please don’t be upset. I… I promise you.”
Abel found himself momentarily speechless, his heart aching, making each breath a struggle.
Kimberly’s enthusiasm suddenly surged. “That’s our plan. Tomorrow, we’ll have Ms. Maggie inform Albus and arrange a discussion about the wedding!”
“Okay,” Emmeline replied, tears glistening in her eyes.
With that resolution in place, Kimberly took her sleeping pills and retired to bed with a sense of contentment.
Afterward, Emmeline asked her father, “Will Mom remember what she said earlier tomorrow? I don’t want to marry Albus
Maxwell responded, “If you don’t heed your mom’s advice now, there’s only one solution.”
Perplexed, Emmeline and Abel simultaneously inquired. “What?”
Maxwell suggested, “Send her to a mental hospital.”
“Ah!” Emmeline was taken aback, falling off the couch as she exclaimed, “That’s not an option, Dad! How could you even suggest that?”
Maxwell’s gaze filled with pain as he responded, “Then, what would you propose, Emma?”
She hesitated and replied, ‘Regardless of the circumstances, we can’t send Mom to a mental hospital. It would break her heart, and I couldn’t bear it either.
He said. “In that case, you’ll have to support your mom and help her through this transition to better mental health.”
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