Melody Zachary looked up in a daze at her son across from her, and the chopsticks in her hand fell onto the dining table.
"Felix, did you see that woman? Is your dad with her?"
"Mom, no, I was just assuming," Felix Shaw said with slight helplessness, not expecting his mother to be so anxious. It was already difficult for him knowing his father had a woman outside, let alone his mother, who had spent half her life with his father.
"No, you must have seen her, you are my son, I know!" Melody shook her head in disbelief, then stood up to grab her son’s hand and asked nervously, "Felix, tell mom, have you seen that woman? What did your dad say? Does he want to divorce me and be with that woman?"
"Mom, there’s no such thing." Felix put down the chopsticks in his hand and gently held his mother’s hand, soothing her with a good temper, "I’m just assuming, I really didn’t see, besides, dad is at such an age, how could he still be looking for a woman."
Melody still stood, staring closely at her son’s face, trying to discern something from it. Felix looked helpless, with no unusual color on his handsome face.
Seeing nothing unusual, Melody sat back down, pulled out her hand from her son’s grasp, lowered her gaze, and murmured to herself, "Even if your dad has a woman outside, I won’t divorce him. After all these years, even if I haven’t accomplished much, I’ve endured a lot; why should I give the home I’ve worked so hard for to her!"
As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes, "This is my home; why should I give it to them! I won’t divorce, I’d rather die than divorce, I don’t believe your dad would really bring that woman home..."
Facing his mother’s complaints and tears, Felix also felt powerless. His father was determined not to break up with that woman, and his mother was so persistent, reluctant to divorce even if it meant holding onto a man who didn’t love her.
He was a man, and he didn’t want his own family to become twisted like those he despised the most, where the mother tirelessly worked at home while the father enjoyed himself outside with another woman...
Thinking of how others looked at him, Felix felt he couldn’t hold his head up high.
After comforting his mother for a while, saying words of consolation that even he found sarcastic.
...
While this turmoil unfolded at home, Elizabeth White was also trending on social media.
An internet detective posted online, claiming Elizabeth made it to the lead role in the new drama through casting couch practices and uploaded photos as evidence, including images of Elizabeth entering Director Zhang’s room at night and leaving sneakily. It detailed how she stayed in Director Zhang’s room for several hours before leaving...
As a celebrity, occasional scandal rumors aren’t a big deal, and they sometimes even boost one’s fame. But it’s different for Elizabeth because she has Felix Shaw behind her. Worried that Felix would be angry, she coordinated with Director Zhang to suppress the rumors while calling Felix to explain.
With the situation at home unresolved, Felix had no mind to deal with anything else, especially since the time the exposer mentioned happened to be the night he was with Elizabeth in Capital City. He knew she was with him then, so he casually dismissed it and instructed Elizabeth to clarify quickly, not giving it much thought.
On the other side, as soon as Elizabeth hung up the phone, Sister Lisa hurriedly asked, "Is everything settled with Director Shaw? There won’t be any issues with the investment?"
"Sister Lisa, don’t worry. As long as I step in, Felix won’t believe those nonsense rumors."
Sister Lisa snorted coldly without saying more; since the benefactor didn’t pursue it, why should she worry.