A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1198
Despite the awkwardness, Latonia firmly said, “Even if she’s your sister, she needs my blessing to become part of my family.
Don’t I, as a future mother-in-law, have the right to have a chat with her?”
After staring at Latonia for a moment, Bernard retorted, “Who said Ms. Vulpe wants to marry into your family?”
Without thinking, Latonia shot back, “If she doesn’t want to marry into my family, why has she been hanging around my son for
five years?”
Leaning back on the couch, Bernard gave a lazy smile, “Seems like you don’t really know your own son.”
If she didn’t know her own son, who would?
She stated firmly, “Cedric is my son, I raised him. No one knows him better than I do.”
Bernard didn’t argue with the stubborn Latonia, only saying. “You might not know that after Cedric and Ms. Vulpe broke up, he
spent two years trying to
win her back.”
Latonia froze, staring at Bernard in shock, “With Cedric’s personality, there’s no way he’d spend two years chasing a woman.
That’s impossible!”
She couldn’t believe her son would do such a thing. In her mind, Cedric was a playboy, not one to settle down.
She figured that the only reason they’d been together for five years was because Hailey was desperate to marry into wealth, that
she clung to Cedric like glue.
Knowing Bernard was defending Hailey, Latonia didn’t want to outright accuse her, so she subtly said, “Cedric would never do
that, it must have been Ms. Vulpe clinging to him.”
Bernard didn’t care about Latonia’s perspective, “If Ms. Vulpe was clinging to Cedric, then why would she immediately reject his
proposal after you approached her?”
Latonia argued, “She rejected him because she’s playing hard to get, trying to use Cedric against me. Once we fall out, she can
swoop in and benefit. Otherwise, she would have knelt before me begging to let them be together. But she didn’t do that, instead

she urged Cedric to turn against us.”
Only Latonia could see Hailey in such a villainous light.
“Ms. Vulpe not coming to you shows she doesn’t want to marry into your family. And Cedric opposing you for Ms. Vulpe shows
how much he loves her. Only someone in love would stick to her like glue.”
Latonia didn’t agree with Bernard’s view, countering, “He’s just a kid. Look at what he’s doing, it’s clear he’s not grown up. How
can a child talk about love? Plus, he’s doing this because he feels I’m controlling him and he’s rebelling. He’s just stubborn about
getting what he can’t have.”
In short, Latonia refused to believe Cedric was in love with Hailey. Realizing the problem, Bernard said coldly, “Before meeting
Ms. Vulpe, Cedric might have been a player, but after meeting her, Cedric stopped messing around...”
Bernard paused, then lifted his cool gaze to Latonia, “You think he stopped playing around because Ms. Vulpe is manipulative
and deliberately lured him? If so, then why didn’t he stick with Hertha for five years? And back then, Cedric was even younger,
wasn’t he even more immature?”
If Latonia was a negotiation expert, then Bernard was an opponent she couldn’t find a way to counter. For instance, now, just as
she was about to speak, Bernard coldly cut her off.
“Besides, if a woman’s manipulations were enough to tie down Cedric for five years, then I wouldn’t entrust someone so
impulsive with the position of CEO in my branch company. It’s because I saw Cedric’s growth and change that I gave him this
position. You don’t trust him, do you not trust me either?” If the previous sentences defending Ms. Vulpe weren’t enough to
convince Latonia, then this sentence ‘You don’t trust him, do you not trust me either? was a clear warning to Latonia that he
would never gamble the Lawrence Group on someone immature..
So, Bernard’s choice to overlook Cedric’s older brothers and give him this important position was due to Cedric’s growth. She
had thought Cedric got this position because, compared to his younger brothers, Bernard had a better relationship with Cedric.
She didn’t expect Bernard to be so far from shallow.