Chapter 1560


    Over the years, Kimberly couldn''t wrap her head around why Hertha had refused to listen to her. They had all agreed on a wedding date with


    Spencer, and yet, Hertha had t-out rejected the idea of marrying him. She''d rather have a fallout with her parents than tie the knot with Spencer.


    Kimberly was beside herself with frustration, unable toprehend why Hertha was being so stubborn. Spencer was a catch by any standard — a


    stable job, a simple family background, and above all, he was mature, steady, considerate, and kind. Not to mention, the man knew his way around


    househeld chores. Marrying him would mean a life offort for Hertha.


    But for reasons Kimberly couldn''t fathom, Hertha turned her back on the idea of marrying Spencer, leading to a major argument between her and her


    mother. Hertha was even willing to leave her family home rather than marry him


    This decision deeply hurt Kimberly. Over the past three years, though Kimberly often thought of reaching out to Hertha, every time she dialed her


    daughter''s number, memories of Hertha''s defiance made her so angry that she''d hang up the phone


    Now. understanding the reason behind Hertha''s refusal to marry Spencer and the hardships Hertha had endured brought a mix of urgency, anger,


    and sympathy to Kimberly''s heart.


    She couldn''t find it in herself to me Hertha anymore.


    Though Hertha hadn''t shared all the details, Kimberly, being a woman and a mother herself, knew all too well the difficulties of childbirth and the


    struggles thate with it. And to think Hertha went through all that without her mother by her side to offer care, it was all Hertha, enduring the pain


    and hardship on her own.


    With these thoughts, Kimberly felt an overwhelming sense of empathy and guilt, her eyes welling up with tears.


    "Mom, I''m okay. don''t worry," Hertha said, seeing the pain in her mother''s eyes, quickly trying tofort her.


    Wiping away her tears, Kimberly locked at Hertha and said, "Be honest with me, have you been holding a grudge against us these past three years?


    You went through childbirth and raising a child all on your own, without even contacting us. Did you take to heart what I said about not considering me


    your mother if you left?"


    Kimberly regretted her harsh words more than anything. Her angry remark had caused her daughter to suffer so much.


    "It''s not like that, Mom. I just didn’t know how to bring it up," Hertha hurried to reassure her, hearing the self-reproach in her mother''s voice.


    Seeing her mother like this broke Hertha''s heart too.


    Throughout these three years, she


    missed her parents terribly. But


    thinking abslit how she had .


    disobeyed them and hurt them, and


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    To discover that it was her mother''s regret over a hastily spoken word that kept them apart made Hertha''s resolve crumble.


    Tears overflowed as Kimberly said, "From now on, whatever decisions you make, I''ll support you. I won''t force you to follow our wishes anymore..."


    Kimberly''s strong stance in the past had made Hertha afraid to speak her truth. Hertha had suffered in silence, too scared to return home.


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    The bitterness was Hertha''s to bear, but the pain was felt deeply by her parents.


    Thankfully, they crossed paths with Hertha again; otherwise, Kimberly feared when she might see her daughter next


    Hearing her mother''s words, Hertha choked up, tears streaming down her face as she embraced her mother, seekingfort like a little girl once


    again,


    Despite the hardships of the past


    three years, if the sleepless nights


    caring for er children, and the ~~


    breakdowns, Hertha had never lets


    herselfery. But now, faced with her


    mother''s guilt and affection, Her


    defénses were shattered, and she


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    Three dayster.


    As ric was leaving work, heading back to Gulfstream Community, his phone rang. It was Angelina, calling him for the first time since he had left


    home.


    Hesitating for a moment, ric picked up the call.