Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 71

At the sight of the newcomer, the smile on Hanson's face froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. "Mom! What are you doing here?"

"My son is injured. Can't I come to see him?" Florey rolled her eyes at him.

"Auntie, please sit down." Essie stepped forward and brought her a chair. She knew Hanson's mother very well. She had met her when she was still in school, and they had met several times when she was still in Bella. Every time, Essie was under the impression that Hanson's mother disliked her.

At that moment, Florey sent an indifferent glance her way. Then, she walked to the sofa by the bed and sat down. "Hanson, where is your nurse? Why isn't she here looking after you?"

"I asked her to leave. Chris will find a new one in the afternoon to replace her," Hanson said with his teeth gritted.

Florey evidently thought that the nurse was doing a poor job of taking care of Hanson, but she didn't say anything. Her eyes drifted toward the thermos on the bedside table. Seeing her glance, Hanson quickly said, "Mom, do you want to have some soup made by Essie? It's really good."

"No, thanks," Florey replied coldly, shaking her head. Suddenly, she grabbed her son's hand and said, "Hanson, you have a fiancée now. You're going to get married soon, so you should focus on your wedding. Don't meet other women who have nothing to do with you, and make them give up the idea of playing kinship. They don't belong to your world, after all. Your wife can only be from a wealthy family, like Sunny." Florey's words grew harsher the more she spoke. She was not only talking to her son; she was obviously saying those words for Essie's benefit.

Essie stood up, all color drained from her face. "I have something else to do. I'll go ahead," she said in a hurry. She exited the room as fast as she could, not even waiting for Hanson's response.

A furious glint flashed in Hanson's eyes. He grabbed an orange from the table and threw it against the wall. With a crack, the fruit shattered, and orange juice splashed everywhere.

Florey shuddered, disconcerted. Hanson had been nothing but obedient for the last 24 years. She had never seen her son so angry at her until today.

"You're mad at your mother because of inconsequential person like that woman?" she asked with patent disbelief.

Hanson angrily replied, "'That woman,' mother, is not inconsequential. She is the one I love the most!" Hanson had fallen in love with Essie since they first met on campus. She was sweet, innocent, naughty, kind, tenacious, and stubborn. She flitted around the campus like a little fairy who suddenly appeared in the library or classroom to surprise him. If not for his mother intervening between them, he would have eloped with Essie to Italy and by now would be living a happy life with her.

"Someone like her, who came from a poor and ordinary family, can't help you at all. Do you still want to be the successor of Bella?" Florey was fast losing patience at Hanson's naiveté. When she first met Essie, she knew that the girl would be a scourge. Therefore, she tried both hard and soft tactics to persuade her son to break off all connections with her. Finally, she extracted a promise from her son to never date the woman and then immediately sent him abroad as soon as he had graduated. However, she had no idea that as soon as Hanson returned, the woman followed him to Yang City and started pestering her son once again. Even now that he was getting married, Essie still hadn't given up on ensnaring her son.

"The past 24 years, I have been living only for you. I have always obeyed your orders. I have returned to fight for Bella and marry Sunny. I only have this small request. Can I not I live for myself just once?" His eyes were aflame with pain. He uttered every entreating word with an air of futility.