Chapter 528: Violet Finally Levels Up
"I’m not going to the hospital! If you don’t believe me, then just wait and see if I dare to attack someone!"
Rosalind Green shot to her feet, refusing to go to the hospital with a rare display of force. She then turned and went back to her room.
She had never been so eager for the hooligans to show up. That way, she could prove to her son that she had really made progress, that she wasn’t crazy.
But with her son at home, the hooligans certainly wouldn’t come. Rosalind Green’s spirits fell. But then, in a rare moment of quick thinking, she came out of her room and shouted to Adrian Hawthorne, "Go sleep over at Jim’s tonight! I’ll be home by myself!"
’I have to prove it to my son!’
Rosalind Green gritted her teeth, more determined than ever. The fear she once felt at the thought of the hooligans coming was now matched by an intense craving for their arrival. ’It would be best if they came tonight.’
SLAM!
Rosalind Green slammed the door with all her might, creating a tremendous noise. Adrian Hawthorne flinched, his expression a mixture of shock and bewilderment. This only further convinced him that something was wrong with his mother.
’How could Rosalind—the woman who always handled things with such care, who walked so cautiously she seemed afraid of stepping on an ant—slam a door so violently?’
Tang Xiaonan flinched too, but she was secretly pleased. ’The shrinking violet has finally become a tiger lily! She has to be this tough. Otherwise, when she eventually reunites with Adrian’s father, how will she ever win against that woman at Mr. Hawthorne’s side?’
She remembered with perfect clarity that Feng Ye had mentioned Ethan Hawthorne had an inseparable female companion who was also his capable assistant. This woman handled many of Ethan’s business dealings, and the two were always seen together. Tang Xiaonan would die before she believed there was nothing romantic going on between Ethan Hawthorne and this woman.
’They’ve probably already slept together.’
The book never went into detail about Ethan Hawthorne, nor did it state whether he had remarried. However, by the time Adrian and his father reunited, something had already happened to Rosalind Green. Furthermore, the relationship between Adrian and Ethan was terrible. The author never explained why, but Tang Xiaonan guessed it had something to do with that mysterious woman.
’Perhaps Ethan remarried, and his new wife is that very woman at his side. I don’t know what kind of person she is, but my gut tells me she’s trouble.’
’Maybe she’s the one who drove a wedge between Adrian and Ethan?’
’But with me here, Rosalind definitely won’t come to harm again. She’ll live a long, good life and reunite with Ethan. But... two women sharing one husband?’
’Even if Rosalind wouldn’t find it disgusting, Adrian would never be able to stand it.’
’So, once they’re all reunited, Rosalind and that other woman will have to fight to the bitter end. The meek Rosalind of the past would have stood no chance, but the new her has at least a little backbone.’
’Honestly, I think divorce is the best option,’ Tang Xiaonan thought. ’If Ethan really is mixed up with that other woman, just drop him. A husband who’s been with another woman is more disgusting than a toothbrush dipped in shit. If she doesn’t dump him, what’s she keeping him for? To make sausages?’
’But Rosalind would never agree to a divorce. That foolish, old-fashioned idea that a woman must be loyal to one husband her whole life is too deeply ingrained in her. Getting her to divorce him would be harder than taking her life. The only option is to train Rosalind to be tougher. Even if she has to swallow her pride and make concessions, she has to carry herself with the air of the true wife.’
"Let’s go. You can sleep at my place."
Jim Thorne pulled Adrian Hawthorne along, but Adrian was reluctant. He wasn’t comfortable leaving his mother at home by herself.
Tang Xiaonan’s eyes darted about before she leaned in and whispered something in Adrian Hawthorne’s ear. He hesitated. ’Will that really work?’
"It can’t hurt to try. I’ll get my uncle to call the hooligans over," Tang Xiaonan said with a grin.
’If Adrian sees for himself how formidable Rosalind can be, he should be able to stop worrying, right?’