Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 710

Chapter 710 A Complicated Marriage

Amelia picked Tiffany up as soon as the latter arrived in Saspiuburg. She immediately spotted the bruise on Tiffany’s face, which was pretty hard to miss.

“How did you get that bruise, Tiff?” Amelia scrutinized her with a frown.

“I accidentally bumped my eye against the edge of a table. It’s no big deal,” answered Tiffany tersely, obviously having no intention to discuss the matter further, especially not in front of Derrick.

Sensing that, Amelia didn’t press the matter either.

When they arrived at the hospital, Tiffany handed the bouquet of flowers she brought with her to Eleanor. “Mrs. Hutton, I heard from Amelia that you’re not well, so Derrick and I came over to visit. How are you feeling today?”

Lying on the hospital bed, Eleanor looked rather pale and sickly, but she appeared to be in good spirits.

“Thank you for visiting, Tiffany. I’m glad to see you both, but why are you still standing? Go on and grab a chair!”

With that, Tiffany and Derrick sat down and ended up chatting with Eleanor for almost an hour before bidding goodbye.

As they were leaving, Amelia got going as well. “Mom, I’m bringing them to check in at their hotel. Derrick will be meeting with his business partners here in Saspiuberg, so they may be staying for about three days.”

“Sure, go ahead. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine here with your dad taking care of me.”

Amelia nodded and left.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel, Tiffany turned to Derrick, urging, “Don’t you have appointments with your clients today? You should get on with them. I’m going to hang out with Amelia for a while.”

Ignoring the fact that there were other people in the room, Derrick planted a kiss on her cheeks. “All right, then. I’ll join you for dinner tonight.”

Tiffany sent him to the door, following him with her gaze until he entered the elevator, and then she turned to head back into the room.

Meanwhile, Amelia was encouraging Oscar to do the same. “Go on and settle your work matters. I’ll stay and catch up with Tiff.”

Oscar nodded in agreement.

Immediately after Oscar left the room, Amelia went straight to the point. “All right, tell me the truth. What’s with that bruise on your face? Don’t tell me you accidentally bumped against a table again. You know I’m not buying that.”

Hearing that, Tiffany slumped onto the couch like a deflated balloon.

With her head buried between her knees, she sighed dejectedly. “Babe, marrying into the Hisson family isn’t at all what I imagined. I got this bruise because Derrick’s mother tossed an ashtray at me. Since she’s an elder, I’m at fault whenever I start arguing with her. With all this pressure the Hissons are giving me, I really don’t know if I’ll be able to hang in there any longer.”

Shocked, Amelia hurried to Tiffany’s side, straightening the latter up and asking at once, “What happened? Why did she suddenly hit you? Does Derrick know that she was the one who gave you that bruise?”

“No, I haven’t told him about it, as I didn’t want to spoil the relationship between him and his mother. His mother already detests me. If I tell him about this now, it would seem as if I’m intentionally driving a wedge between them, and then I’d only end up having an even harder time.” Tiffany let out a long sigh, looking more downcast than ever.

Marrying into this prestigious family was in no way as sweet as she had imagined. It had been less than half a year since the marriage, and she was already overcome with exhaustion.

Amelia furrowed her brows as a burst of frustration filled her heart. First, her mother became critically ill, then now, her good friend’s marriage turned out to be an unhappy one. With all this going on, she could not help but feel tired as well. If it were not for Oscar, who gave her his unconditional support, she did not know whether she would have the strength to keep going either.