Chapter 1000 The Meal (Part Three)


    "I promised you that I will do whatever you say as long as it is within my capacity. But Aunt Donna, if


    what you want is for me to leave George, then I will have to politely refuse." Holley stared into Donna''s


    eyes fearlessly and stayed awefully calm in the tensed room.


    "Hmph!" Donna scoffed. She smiled sarcastically and said in an ironic tone, "I know that you won''t let


    go of my son that easily."


    After watching Donna look down on Holley, George couldn''t stay silent anymore. He finally said in a


    serious tone, "Mom, Holley is my fiancee. I wish you would show her some respect."


    Holley reached out to touch his hand and shook her head, asking him to stop. She forced a half smile


    and reassured him, "It doesn''t matter, George. We came here today to solve our problems. So I don''t


    mind her attitude towards me."


    Her kind words melted away George''s anger. Satisfied with his reaction, she turned around to face


    Donna. "Aunt Donna, you are his mother. So it''s understandable that you are being protective of your


    son. But my rtionship with George is our business. We can''t break our lives apart just because of


    some disagreements between us."


    Holley put on a soft smile. "I invite you to dinner today because I want to apologize to you. After all, we


    will soon be a family. I don''t want to see George fall into a dilemma because of the issues between you


    and me.


    I don''t care how much you humiliate me, but I will not give up on my love for George," Holley stood


    erect and said in an aggressive voice.


    "Stop dreaming!" Donna growled. She was now seething in anger. "You insulted me in front of my staff.


    And now, you want me to forgive you. Did you really think that a simple apology would suffice to win me


    over?"


    "I..." Holley was dumbfounded by her sudden question. She tried to exin, "Aunt Donna, I recognize


    that I made a grave mistake. I lost my temper and I said something out of line. But I...I was having a


    difficult time yesterday. It was an extremely important day for me. I was in a bad mood all day. I


    apologize for my outburst. I forgot my ce and I let you and thepany down. I''m very sorry."


    "No one cares about your personal problems and difficulties," Donna scoffed at her without showing


    any pity.


    "And I don''t need your apology. All I want is for you to leave my son alone. And you better listen to me


    while I''m still asking politely. If not..." Donna red at Holley and let her words trail on a threatening


    note.


    Since George had fallen so hardly in love with Holley, Donna didn''t want him to know what kind of


    person she truly was unless it was necessary. But if Holley nned on keeping up this farce, then she


    would be forced to expose her true identity to George.


    "Mom, that''s enough!" George eximed out of indignation. George couldn''t believe that such words


    were spoken by his own mother. He was devastated by her behavior towards his fiancee. He asked in


    despair, "When did you be so cruel? Why can''t you just understand her? Don''t you know that


    yesterday was her mother''s death anniversary? It is understandable that she was having a bad day."


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    George stared at Donna with a wronged expression as he continued admonishing her, "I really don''t


    understand what''s going on in your mind. I''ve already proposed to Holley and we invited you here


    today hoping that we could solve our differences. But now that things have gotten worse, I''m making


    myself clear to you right now… whether you agree or not, I will marry Holley."


    George had his eyes fixed on Donna. "I did not expect this from you, Mom. I truly don''t understand


    when you turned into such a narrow minded woman. I agree that Holley made a mistake. But there''s no


    need to torture her all the time just because she acted inappropriately once. It was her mother''s death


    anniversary, for God''s sake. It ispletely normal for her to be disoriented on such a day."


    "So, you''re saying that she yelled at me because she was sad over her mother''s death anniversary?"


    Donna was astonished by George''s blind trust in the woman.


    "Of course! Why else would she do such a thing?" George asked. "I know that you don''t want to ept


    her into the family, but please think it over. Since the very moment we came into the room, Holley has


    been apologizing to you. Her sincerity is beyond question. But you on the other hand, have only been


    finding faults with Holley all this time. What benefit do you get from insulting her like this? Why do you


    insist on treating her this way?"


    "George, that''s enough. Just stop." Holley pulled the hem of his coat and cut into their conversation.


    Holley pretended to be the sensible one after letting George quarrel with Donna for a while. She


    intentionally gave a wry smile and said to him, "It''s all right. I understand her anger."


    She then nced at Donna and continued, "Aunt Donna, no matter what kind of difficulties I was


    facing, I shouldn''t have blown up at you in front of all those people. Please try to forgive me."


    She held George''s hand and articted in pretended sincerity, "George and I have decided to get


    married. You are his mother. We sincerely hope that you will grace us with your presence for the


    wedding ceremony. It would be a pity if you aren''t there to bless our union. Aunt Donna, I promise you


    that I will take good care of George and I will support him every day. I will give birth to your


    grandchildren and we will prove to you that our love is sincere and pure."


    Throughout their conversation, S had kept her silence. But after hearing what Holley had just said,


    she looked at her and said in a low voice, "You can make all kinds of promises now. After all, no one


    knows what''s going to happen in the future."


    "S..." George frowned as he heard her words clearly. He wasn''t expecting S to meddle at a


    crucial moment like this. He expressed his discontent, "Excuse me, what do you mean?"


    She had promised him that she would take his side during the dinner. But now, she was siding with


    Donna and humiliating Holley. George was angrier than before.


    S glimpsed at George and replied in a faint voice, "Mr. Han, there''s no need for you to re at me


    like that. There might be many people in the world who might want to deliberately cause you harm, but


    please bear in mind that your mother would never be one of them. You keep saying that you love


    Holley. But do you really know what kind of person she is? Do you even know how her mother died?"


    S smiled sarcastically when she saw the expression on Holley''s face change drastically. "If you don''t


    know the answer to that question, you don''t know much about the person you love. Don''t you think it''s


    ridiculous to marry someone you know nothing about?"


    "I know what kind of person Holley is better than both of you," George said in an arrogant and angry


    voice. He glowered at S and said in a sombre tone, "But I''m not so sure about you anymore."


    George kept his eyes fixed on S. But she was staring at a fixed point on the floor since his gaze was


    making her feel uneasy.


    It was true that she had agreed to do him a favor. But now that she knew Holley''s true colors, she


    couldn''t stay silent. George''s happiness was at stake and his life might be in danger too. She was in no


    position to keep her promise to him.


    She raised her head to look at George and said in a faint voice, "People don''t remain the same at all


    times."