A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1188
Latonia found it hard to understand Hailey, and Hailey didn’t plan to waste her breath trying to convince Latonia to understand
her. Instead, she tried to see things from Latonia’s perspective and accepted her viewpoint.
“Mrs. Laurence, if I were in your shoes, I’d also be displeased with a woman who isn’t up to par with my son in every way. I get
where you’re coming from, but please consider this it’s Cedric who wants to marry me, not the other way round. It’s better for you
to talk to him directly. If he changes his mind about marrying me after talking to you, just give me a heads up I won’t bother him
anymore. I’ll even steer clear of him if I bump into him in the future.”
Hailey’s heart was pounding like a drum after she finished speaking. This was probably the first time she’d stood her ground for
Cedric. Even though she knew she wasn’t on his level and didn’t deserve him, she just couldn’t let go because he loved her and
she loved him too, so she was trying her best.
After a while, Latonia looked at Hailey and suddenly laughed, “You just said you didn’t love my son, and now you’re saying
you’re not forcing him to marry you. Seems like your feelings for my son are not strong. If that’s the case, why would you choose
to marry him just because he really wants to marry you?‘
Latonia’s question was pretty deep, and Hailey found it hard to answer, so she lowered her head.
Seeing this, Latonia continued, “Regardless of your personal background, academic abilities, and everything else, I believe every
mother hopes her future daughter–in–law would love her son wholeheartedly. You can’t even do that, so why should I convince
my son?”
Hailey’s eyelashes trembled slightly upon hearing this.
If it hadn’t been for that one night stand, she probably wouldn’t have considered marriage again. But after that night, when Cedric
said he wanted to marry her, she started to waver.
But it wasn’t just Cedric’s words that made her waver, it was also the realization that she still couldn’t let go of Cedric deep down,
that made her want to give it her all
However, when it came to deep love, she couldn’t compare to Eleanor and Bernard’s feelings for each other. At least in Hailey’s
eyes, her relationship with Cedric could easily fall apart. Cedric was used to doing things his way. Hailey wasn’t sure if he would
fall for someone else after saying he loved her.

As for this, Hailey didn’t feel secure, so she only dared to say she liked Cedric, not that she loved him. She tried to control herself
from falling too hard for him, in fear that she would completely break down and lose her sanity if he betrayed her.
She didn’t want to care too much about Cedric, nor did she want to become the discarded wife who was kicked out of the house.
Only by controlling her feelings could she stay calm.
But obviously, this was hard for Latonia to understand. Latonia was born into a wealthy family, had a worry–free life since
childhood, and had a husband who loved her dearly after getting married, so of course, she couldn’t resonate with Hailey’s
thoughts.
Hailey didn’t want to point out the flaws of Latonia’s son in front of her either.
Hailey’s silence made Latonia even more certain that this woman wasn’t good enough for Cedric, “Ms. Vulpe, I usually speak my
mind. Besides what we just discussed, there’s something else that worries me.”
Hailey slowly raised her head, puzzled, and asked Latonia, “Did I do something to upset you?”
Latonia shook her head, but a trace of anger could be seen in her cold eyes, “Previously, my son got into a car accident because
of you and got injured for the first time. I was furious when I got the call in the middle of the night about him needing emergency
treatment. My healthy son got hurt because of you, which was bad enough. But you even let your ex–boyfriend hurt him again, it
really hurt to see him lying in the hospital bed unable to move.”
In Latonia’s eyes, Hailey was a troublemaker. She couldn’t blame Hailey at the time and could only let the kids sort it out
themselves. But now that it involved marriage and it was brought to her attention, she had to step in and clarify things.
“Back then, Chase loved Sigrid with all his heart and was willing to give up everything for her. But what about you? You neither
love my son Cedric nor cherish him How can I, as a mother, let him marry you without any worry?”
Hailey felt guilty about the incident where Cedric needed emergency treatment, she lowered her head and apologized, “I’m sorry,
I mistook him for someone else before, causing him to be wronged and hurt...”
On this matter, Hailey didn’t make any excuses. It was only natural for Latonia to worry about her son as a mother.
Moreover, she agreed with Latonia’s point of view, she hadn’t cherished Cedric previously. She always felt there was no future in
their relationship and they would eventually break up, so she urged herself not to take him to heart. And when it came to people
you didn’t care about, you’d always overlook

them...
Moreover, Cedric had been playing around when they were dating, he didn’t take her seriously. After they broke up, Cedric
quickly agreed and hastily ended their relationship. Who would’ve known that after they broke up, Cedric would become
persistent, even to the point of insisting on marrying her...