Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416 Gone Too Far

“You can go keep Tony company in the bedroom if you’d like. He misses you so much that he has been throwing tantrums throughout the past few days. You should go spend some time with him,” Amelia suggested.

Kurt nodded. “All right, I’ll head upstairs, then.”

Amelia whipped out her phone after Kurt went upstairs. She was planning on calling Tiffany to ask how things were going over at the Hissons, but stopped herself as she didn’t want to risk interrupting her conversation with the elders.

Meanwhile, Tiffany’s heart was racing from the stress as she looked at the huge group of people before her. All of Derrick’s relatives, both paternal and maternal, were gathered around in the living room. Tiffany did not expect Derrick to have that many relatives. She had only seen family gatherings of such a scale in movies.

The fact that everyone was staring intensely at her only made her even more stressed than she already was. Even the most confident of individuals would probably get chills if they were being watched by that many people like a circus animal.

“Why do you have so many relatives?” she whispered while tugging on Derrick’s sleeve.

“The ones over here are my uncles and cousins. Those over there are just distant relatives. I didn’t think my mom would deliberately invite this many people. Don’t worry; I’m here with you,” Derrick replied softly.

Mom must’ve invited everyone in order to intimidate Tiffany and scare her off. I can’t believe she’d do something so childish! Huh… I should’ve sorted things out with my family before bringing Tiffany over…

“I need to use the bathroom, Derrick,” Tiffany whispered. She didn’t eat much earlier, but she drank a lot of water out of nervousness, so she really needed to pee very badly.

Derrick took Tiffany’s hand and stood in front of his relatives who were still staring at them. “I need to use the bathroom, so I’ll excuse myself for a bit. In the meantime, why don’t we all take a short break? You guys can play cards or just chit-chat for a bit if you’re bored,” he said with a smile.

Kate saw Derrick holding Tiffany’s hand and said, “You can go use the bathroom if you want, but Tiffany stays. I want to talk to my future daughter-in-law a little bit more so I can get to know her better. You don’t have to be so protective toward her, you know?”

Tiffany brushed Derrick’s hand off and told him with a smile, “You can go on ahead, Derrick. I’ll stay and chat with Mrs. Hisson.”

To her surprise, Derrick wrapped an arm around Tiffany’s waist and said, “Mom, I have this weird habit of chatting with Tiffany while I’m using the bathroom. You know how she just came back from Beshya, right? We’ve been in a long-distance relationship for two years now. I can’t help but want to spend as much time around her as possible!”

Kate’s expression changed instantly. She looked like she was about to lose her temper, but managed to hold herself back in the end.

“All right, go ahead, but be quick about it. Don’t keep all of us waiting here.”

So, you want to be a part of the Hissons, huh? Fine, I’ll grant you that wish. However, life in a wealthy family isn’t going to be easy! Let’s see you suffer from all the strict and complicated rules of this household! Kate thought to herself as she watched them leave.

One of the women who was fashionably dressed waited until they were gone before asking with a frown, “Kate, Derrick’s girlfriend is clearly not good enough for him! Why would you even approve of their relationship?” That woman was Derrick’s third aunt, Rosalind, who also came from a wealthy family. Although she wasn’t exceptionally pretty, she had great fashion sense. That was probably why she looked like she was in her early thirties despite being over forty-five.

Kate shot her a glance and replied with a snort, “Hmph! There’s no way I would ever accept her, but I don’t want Derrick to hate me for tearing them apart. If she wants to go from rags to riches by being a part of our family, then I’ll make her quit by showing her just how hard it is. I have tons of methods at my disposal, so she can try all she wants, but she won’t succeed!”

“You’re as domineering as ever, Kate!” Rosalind replied.

The relationship between the sisters-in-law was relatively good. Although no one knew for sure how things were behind closed doors, at the very least, things looked peaceful between them in public.

“By the way, Kate, where’s Dad? His precious grandson Derrick is bringing his girlfriend home, so why isn’t he here to meet her?” Rosalind asked.

“Dad’s meeting up with an old friend of his that just came back from overseas. They haven’t seen each other for many years. Since Derrick’s girlfriend isn’t Crystal, it’s better that Dad isn’t around to meet her. Did you see how timid and restrained she was? It irritates me just looking at her!” Kate replied.