Chapter 181 Not A Dream

(Jack)

I was sitting in the spot mother had vacated, head in my hands as I tried to come to terms with what had just happened.

I was coming back home to talk to mother.

After spending last night getting drunk and then puking my guts out in the morning, I decided to take a day off to get over the hangover. However, with nothing else to do, I kept thinking about what Ruby said.

If I go to mother and talk to her about how all of this was affecting me, would she give up all of this and let me be with Ruby?

I thought about it so much that I made myself believe that this was the only option. Yet, when I reached the mansion, Ruby was already there.

“I’m sorry you had to see that,” mother said as she sat beside me.

I really didn’t know what to say to her. Yes, Ruby shouldn’t have come here to talk to her alone and by herself, but what choice did mother even give her?

I hated having to tell her to leave, but I knew that wasn’t the right moment to talk about all the things that had become messe