It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1489

"Why?" asked Patricia in confusion. "What would you have done if she told you?" Tom didn't answer while Patricia continued. "Would you have joined us for shopping? Is that it?" Her brows creased into a beautiful frown. She didn't understand why Tom was serious about it. After all, it was the first time she saw him act in such a way. A consistent frown on his face made him appear more intimidating than usual.

"Did you really think I'd want to join you? That's ridiculous," huffed Tom, looking at her weirdly. Patricia merely shrugged. "You silly girl. Why didn't you tell mom that your leg was hurting? She would have understood," scolded Tom as he massaged her leg with a gentle hand. He didn't like the idea of her leg hurting.

"I just couldn't tell her at the time. Do you have any idea how excited she was?" asked Patricia, glancing at him. "She really enjoyed shopping with me. I just didn't have the heart to let her down, that's all. I was trying to get on her good side." She sighed in delight. "If I could just make her like me, I guess we won't have a difficult daughter-and-mother-in-law relationship in the future," Patricia reasoned with Tom, who had been silent this entire time. She recounted all the times her leg hurt, and why she felt it was best to keep it to herself. While she knew deep in her heart that Tom's mother wasn't unreasonable like other mothers-in-law, she still couldn't help it. Even though her mother-in-law would have understood, she just didn't want to cause any friction between them. It was better to be cautious.

"You make it sound like my mom's unreasonable. Can you stop worrying? She is very kind and considerate. She is easy to get along with. She would never give you a hard time." Tom was really confident about this. He was convinced his mother would never intentionally do anything to make Patricia's life harder, being the kind and gentle woman that she was. She had good manners, and would definitely attempt to get along with her daughter-in-law, even if it was only for her own son's sake.

"I know! I can tell that she is. But that's not it. The more she is kind to me, the more I don't have the heart to let her down. I just really don't want to disappoint her, Tom." Patricia rubbed her nose, feeling rather silly for admitting it to him. This was one of her weaknesses. The more others treated her nicely, the more she wanted to give back. She dreaded the chances of letting down the people who were nice to her.

"So? Is that why you decided to let yourself be hurt?" he asked skeptically, "All right. Go upstairs and have a shower. Then let me put some ointment on your leg when you're done." Tom let out a silent sigh. Though her leg was red and a bit swollen, it was not that bad. All she needed was some ointment, and then she was fine in a matter of hours after some rest.