Chapter 526


    Chapter 526 For Your Sake


    “No way.” ric looked at Victoria with a darkened gaze. “Grandma is old, and you need rest. What if


    you faint in the bazaar? They can’t look after you.”


    “I know I may not be physically fit, but I doubt I’m so weak that I’ll just faint in the bazaar,” Victoria


    replied speechlessly. After all, she felt a lot better than she was the day before after waking up.


    Therefore, she believed she should be fine visiting the bazaar, only to be frustrated and disappointed to


    hear ric’s disagreement about her decision.


    In fact, the reason behind the disagreement between the two of them was that they were too worried


    about each other. Due to ric’s wounds, Victoria wanted him to have enough rest, or he could suffer


    from a rupture every day, which could dy his recovery. On the other hand, ric was aware of


    Victoria’s poor health due to her improper diet. While the bazaar was crowded with people, it would


    make it even more troublesome if she fainted there, not to mention the fact that it would panic his


    grandparents.


    Despite the care they had for each other, neither of them was willing to give in, even though they knew


    they could put themselves in a situation that could threaten their health. After a few moments, the duo


    still couldn’t settle their argument until Mary came knocking on the door.


    “Victoria, ric. Are you both ready?”


    When Victoria heard Mary’s voice, she said, “I’m ready, Mom, but ric isn’ting with us.”


    “What?” Mary was stunned when she learned that ric was noting with them. Before she could


    respond, the door was suddenly open, whereupon her son’s cial look appeared right in front of her.


    ric spoke with a chilly voice, his hand still on the door like he was trying to block something. “Mom,


    Victoria isn’t going to tag along either.”


    Mary was stunned upon hearing the duo’s response, wondering what was going on between them.


    “I want to go, Mom.” Victoria’s voice came from behind ric. Nheless, Mary could tell that Victoria


    was trying to circle around ric to talk to her, but because ric kept getting in her way, she couldn’t


    ric answered coldly, “If you don’t let mee along, we should both stay home.”


    “I’m doing that for your sake.”


    “I could


    say


    the same for myself.”


    “How unreasonable!” Victoria began to lose her temper.


    “Say whatever you want.” ric pursed his lips. While he would usually apologize first in almost every


    argument with Victoria, it seemed that he was pretty adamant about not giving in this time.


    “Step aside, ric. If you don’t step aside, I’m going to miss the bazaar.”


    “Good. That means you can forget about it.”


    “ric!”


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    Mary squinted when she witnessed the quarrel between ric and Victoria. “What’s wrong with both of


    you? Why won’t either of you let the other go to the bazaar?” As soon as her question was heard,


    ric and Victoria simultaneously went silent. It was then that Mary sensed something amiss between


    them. As the aura she radiated grew stronger and more dominating, she folded her arms and stared at


    her son and daughter-inw. “What’s going on? Is there something you two are hiding from me?”


    “You! Tell me.” Mary shifted her gaze to ric when Victoria only responded with a silent blink.


    ric pursed his lips and answered with a cial look on his face. “She just came back from overseas


    and is still weak, so I don’t want her to exhaust herself.”


    Mary agreed with her son’s point. After all, Victoria’s skinny physique and sickly look made her look like


    she was unwell and weak. Thus, she understood why ric wouldn’t allow her to go to the bazaar.


    Nevertheless, she quickly became curious about why Victoria didn’t want him to leave home. “What


    about you then?” She then stared at her son with a piercing gaze. “Why does Victoria want you to stay


    home?”


    When ric pursed his lips without saying a word, Mary raised her voice and sized her son up,


    wondering if he was hiding anything about his injury from her. “What’s wrong? The cat got your tongue


    or something?!” At the thought of that possibility, Mary couldn’t help but feel speechless about it.


    Nheless, despite the pressure that Mary was imposing on him, ric still refused to talk, forcing his


    mother to turn her attention to Victoria, to whom she showed a gentle smile.


    “It looks like he won’t talk. Why don’t you tell me more about it, Victoria?” Mary sounded like she was


    trying to coax a child into telling the truth.


    “Fine…” Victoria helplessly said upon noticing Mary’s expression.


    Upon hearing Victoria’spromise, ric frowned in a worried manner, nervously wondering how his


    mother would react if she learned the truth from her. Just as he was hesitating about what to do, he


    heard Victoria say, “Mom, I don’t want him toe along because he doesn’t want me to.”


    As soon as he heard Victoria’s response, ric’s furrowed brows began to rx. He then gave her a


    loving look, appreciating just how quick she was on her feet. That’s actually a perfect answer.


    As ric expected, Mary was stunned for a few seconds upon hearing Victoria’s answer, which was a


    lot different from the one she expected. After all, she was expecting to hear an answer that ric had


    been hiding from her about his injury, thinking there was no other reason for them to seem so worried


    about each other. Phew, so that’s the truth! What a relief!


    Well, the show must go on. Looking frustrated, Victoria said, “Mom, if I can’t go, he can’t


    go


    either.”


    “Um…” Mary had no idea what she should say next.


    ric directly said, “I’ll just stay home and look after her and the kids.”


    After hearing ric’s words, Mary began to agree with her son’s point. After all, she didn’t think


    Victoria’s health would make it fit for her to go to a ce like a bazaar, although she was initially


    nning to have a family trip. I wouldn’t want to be responsible for anything that could happen to


    Victoria. At the same time, she was also worried about leaving Victoria alone at home, which was why


    she deemed it was the right thing for ric to stay home with her. As for the kids, she also thought it


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    would be better for them to stay home with their parents because they could easily go


    missing in a crowded ce like the bazaar.


    At the thought of that, Mary said, “Sure, in that case, you can wait at home for us toe back while I


    go to the bazaar with them. Tell me what you need, and I’ll be sure to get them for you.”


    Soon, ric went on to tell Mary about the thin pajamas that Victoria was wearing, whereupon his


    mother agreed to buy two pairs of pajamas that were thicker for Victoria. Then, she went on to ask


    whether there was anything else they needed. “Are you sure there is nothing else you need?” Mary


    pondered for a second and asked to which ric nodded in response. “Alright then, I’ll keep an eye out


    for it when I get there.”


    ric shook his head. “No need for that. We’ll be leaving in a few days’ time.”


    “Oh yeah, you’re right. It’s not like you guys are going to be staying here for a while. Indeed, you don’t


    need that much stuff. In that case, I’ll just buy two sets of pajamas then,” Mary replied.


    “Thanks, Mom.”


    As soon as Mary left, Victoria immediately red at ric. In the meantime, ric was, of course,


    happy with the news that Victoria was told to stay home. Nevertheless, when she red at him


    unhappily, he only responded with a smile and walked off before she could throw a tantrum at him “I’ll


    go get the kids.”