Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1257

It was clear that Robin had something on her mind. She said through gritted teeth, “My mom was lying when she said she’ll compromise. She was just trying to get me to go home so she can find out about Sylvain. She even went as far as looking through my phone when I wasn’t looking. She looked him up online and even found a picture of him. When she found out about the incident with Jessica, she actually called him up and scolded him! She called him a disgusting womanizer and warned him to stay away from me… We argued until midnight. The entire family had little to no sleep. If my dad didn’t step in and help me because he thought my mom was going too far, I doubt I would’ve been able to leave the house.”

Arianne could not imagine the amount of hurt Robin’s mom had inflicted on her. Moreover, Robin’s mom’s actions also hurt Sylvain. The already-weak ties between Robin and Sylvain had probably weakened even more because of this. It might even be completely broken at this point. “If that’s the case, then, your mom has really gone too far. There’s no need for her to take things so seriously because of her actions.”

Robin’s eyes reddened. “Well, I hope she’s happy now. When I tried calling Sylvain to explain the situation, he completely ignored my call. He only sent me a text message telling me not to contact him again. I know what kind of person Sylvain is, but my mom doesn’t… She has always controlled everything I do since I was a child. She has always compared me to other children, and I’m not allowed to be even slightly different from what she thinks is right. As soon as I do something that’s out of her expectations, she would think I’ve humiliated her and nag me for days. One time, I was so afraid of going home because I placed third in class. She, naturally, expected me to place first. After all these years, this is the first time I managed to muster up my courage to go against her. However, she blames it all on Sylvain. She thinks he’s a bad influence on me and changed me into a bad person. She’s blaming someone else and refuses to believe that I’m doing this out of my own will.”

Arianne could somewhat empathize with Robin’s feelings. At the same time, she could not say she understood Robin completely since she had not experienced anything like that. Helen was not around ever since she was a child so no one tried to control her or lecture her. Arianne’s father had always been optimistic and lenient. Even if she placed last in the class, he would only smile and not reprimand her. He had said nothing else mattered as long as she was healthy and happy.

Arianne grabbed a few sheets of tissues and passed it to Robin. “Wipe off your tears, and let’s return to work. Cheer up. At the very least, we know that your mom has your best interest in her heart like all mothers do. Try looking at it from another angle. You’ve always been obedient and have never gone against work all these years. Now that you suddenly changed, it’s only normal for her to find it strange and blame it on someone else. Give her some time. Wait for her anger to subside and figure things out. I have a feeling Sylvain would be able to prove your mom wrong so there’s no need to rush things. Now, hurry up back to work. Mr. Yaleman is going to lecture you if he finds out you’re not working.”

Robin took a deep breath and composed herself before returning to her desk.

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