"Mom, go sit on the sofa."
Saying this, Howard Geoffrey walked straight to the sofa in the hall. After sitting there, he lit a cigarette on his own.
Mrs. Geoffrey sat across from Howard, anxiously asked, "Son, between you and Rebecca Quentin..." Seemingly afraid of that reality, Mrs. Geoffrey dared not continue.
Howard slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, flicked the cigarette into the ashtray, and then directly said, "The fact is just as you saw it."
Mrs. Geoffrey was stunned, "You, you two..."
Unable to endure, Mrs. Geoffrey could not completely finish her words.
Considering his mother’s feelings, Howard’s cold tone involuntarily softened, and he slowly said, "Mom, all these years, she’s the only one I ever wanted."
Mrs. Geoffrey shook her head forcefully, "No... Son, you never told me you liked her, she’s Alexander Quentin’s daughter, I know you have good judgment, you’ve never let me down before..."
Howard didn’t speak, just watched Mrs. Geoffrey’s intense reaction, patiently waiting for her to calm down.
"No, no... it must be Rebecca Quentin deliberately seducing you!!" Mrs. Geoffrey just couldn’t calm down, stood up angrily, "I should have guarded against it long ago, I should have... She’s Vivian Lindsey’s daughter, she’s just as shameless as her mother. I thought she was a pure and kind girl, but she has such a deep mind, two-faced!"
"Mom, what are you saying, how could she be the same as her mother?" Howard extinguished the cigarette butt, his brow slightly furrowed in displeasure.
Mrs. Geoffrey, exasperated, "Are you speaking for her now? Son... have you forgotten how her mother harmed our family? And now you’re speaking for her..."
"I’m not speaking for her, just hoping you’ll be more rational."
"Rational?" Mrs. Geoffrey laughed coldly, "How can I be rational when you’re entangled with Vivian Lindsey’s daughter?"
"She’s herself, Vivian Lindsey is Vivian Lindsey, how can you conflate them because of prejudice?"
Just as Howard finished speaking, Mrs. Geoffrey was already extremely shocked, her body abruptly stepping back.
Howard, worried about his mother, immediately got up to gently support her.
Mrs. Geoffrey immediately pushed Howard away, her words filled with sorrow, utterly disappointed, "I just said one sentence, and you’re speaking to me ... Son, you’ve changed, before you used to agree with everything I said, but for Rebecca Quentin, you’re not only speaking for her, you’re talking back to me, you never used to be ..."
Howard gently supported Mrs. Geoffrey’s trembling body from repressed anger, "My change of mind has nothing to do with Rebecca Quentin. Being with her made me think through many things."
Mrs. Geoffrey pushed Howard away with all her might, heartbroken, "You’re still speaking for her?"
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Mrs. Geoffrey didn’t respond.
Howard sighed helplessly, said, "Mom, I’ll have Jason Wood come pick you up and take you home... I have to fly to France tonight; in two or three days, I’ll bring Rebecca Quentin home to explain to you."
Mrs. Geoffrey’s eyes widened instantly, her anger reaching its peak, "I don’t want any explanation because I absolutely won’t allow you to be with Rebecca Quentin. If you bring her back, don’t call me mother anymore!"
Howard didn’t dare provoke his mother further, spoke softly, "Let’s talk when you’ve calmed down."
Mrs. Geoffrey collapsed on the sofa, her eyes reddened, tears welling up instantly, "I really underestimated Vivian Lindsey’s daughter... I always thought Rebecca Quentin was pure and kind, so even with my prejudice against Vivian Lindsey, I didn’t want to hurt her. Even when she chose not to be entangled with you, I felt guilty, thinking the child in her belly is of the Geoffrey family. But I never thought she was pretending to be noble, signing an agreement with you but still planning to use the child to entangle with you! A couple of days ago when I was in Alton, she acted as if she never wanted to have any association with our Geoffrey family, and now she’s shamelessly sleeping with you!"
"Mom, she indeed came to New York for Andrew, being at my place isn’t her problem, it’s mine... because I’m the one who wants her!!"
Mrs. Geoffrey sneered, staring at Howard, "She came to your apartment, wearing your shirt, how can these be forced? Son, I’m not blind or stupid, I know very well if she seduced you or not. Besides, I have personally seen how a woman seduced your father beyond control! You have all kinds of women to choose from, why exactly did you choose Rebecca Quentin?"