Secret Wealthy Marriage
Chapter 948 - 009 comes back for her_3

Chapter 948: 009 comes back for her_3

"Nelson Castillo, how is Bernard Taylor doing?" Nancy Sallow asked Nelson Castillo with a smile.

"Oh, Auntie, there’s nothing serious anymore, but from now on, he needs to be careful with his alcohol consumption when socializing. Bernard’s body isn’t really suited for that kind of activity." That was also what Nelson Castillo had advised Bernard when he was about to leave the Hospital to return to business. Both Bernard’s health and his temperament weren’t quite right for conducting business.

At that time, Bernard couldn’t be persuaded. He went back anyway, to be the dutiful son and take over the family business.

"I understand, I’ll have a proper talk with his father," Nancy Sallow said as she looked at her son’s pale face and then at the leftover Plain Congee in his bowl. She had made tasty Chicken Soup for him, but it seemed that Plain Congee suited her son better.

When exactly had the tacit understanding between mother and son started to disappear? She even felt that she was less of a mother to him than a stranger.

Despite having only this one son, despite him being her own flesh and blood, despite loving him to her very core, she felt that she wasn’t receiving the mother-son relationship she desired.

"Alright, then I’ll head out first," Nelson Castillo nodded, said to Nancy Sallow, and left.

Now alone in the room with just the two of them, Nancy Sallow looked at Bernard Taylor, and he glanced back at Nancy Sallow before quickly averting his gaze. Sometimes, he didn’t know what to say to her either.

The oppressive atmosphere made Nancy Sallow feel somewhat suffocated. She was the first to break the silence, "Bernard, can we, mother and son, not return to how we were in the past?"

"Mom, you’ll always be my mom," Bernard said faintly, without much emotional expression.

The relationship between parents and their children is like this, not chosen in this life, so no matter what Nancy Sallow had done to him, even if he disliked it greatly, Nancy Sallow was his mother. That was an unchangeable fact.

After that incident, he knew that the relationship with his mother was probably irreparable, because that incident had shown him how great the difference was between his and Nancy Sallow’s perspectives.

The hardest thing between parents and children isn’t about love, it’s about communication. Moreover, that incident hadn’t been able to change Nancy Sallow’s steadfastness. He had thought about trying to change himself to meet his parents’ expectations, but the one who would suffer was himself.

Moreover, marriage is a lifelong matter. If he truly disliked it, he would rather remain single. But his parents were traditional Z Country people. They thought it would be so embarrassing in their social circle if their son remained unmarried.

"..." Nancy Sallow pursed her lips into a smile, one that carried a hint of helplessness. She really felt pity for Bernard Taylor and sat down. "Bernard, I thought you’ve been taking care of your health well these years. Don’t worry, I’ll talk to your father, so you don’t have to work so hard. Although we only have you as our son, the Taylor Group has your cousins to handle business negotiations and social engagements. You won’t have to get involved in those anymore."

"..." Bernard Taylor pursed his lips. He actually didn’t need to drink with clients to discuss projects. He believed he had his own charm. He drank not just for the sake of business; recently, he overindulged in wine, but it was not for the sake of the group’s business. He had his own issues, "It’s okay, Mom. I know my own body. Don’t worry, I won’t cause you to worry anymore."

"The Chicken Soup is ready." It was then that Jacob Taylor entered the room. Seeing mother and son sitting face to face, the conversation atmosphere seemed tense—he already knew. He had bumped into Nelson Castillo in the hallway and learned about Bernard’s condition, that he had been drinking to the point of developing bleeding ulcers. Only then he realized just how hard Bernard had been working.

"Can he have some Chicken Soup? Go ask Nelson Castillo to see," Nancy Sallow said to Jacob Taylor.

"I just saw him, he said it’s okay to drink. He said our Bernard really needs to nourish his body well," Jacob Taylor said cheerfully, serving up a bowl of soup at just the right temperature, "Bernard, have some. It’s just the right temperature."

"Thank you, Dad," Bernard Taylor nodded, took it, and drank more than half of it.

Nancy Sallow passed a napkin to Bernard Taylor to wipe his mouth.