A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1048

When Quinlan and Latonia found out about Chase's past, they were shocked. Looking at Sigrid, they stammered, "We didn't know he..."

"Yeah, you didn't know anything. You just assumed and even made choices for me without asking what I wanted!"

Sigrid, with tears streaming down her face, cried out, "Did you ever realize that your decision cost me the person who loved me most?"

Watching Sigrid's tear-streaked face, Latonia felt a pang of guilt. "Sigrid, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault..."

She grabbed Sigrid's cold, trembling hands, trying to warm them, while explaining, "I thought Chase was a bad egg, so when I found out you two were together, I tried to break you up. But after getting to know him more, I realized he wasn't as bad as I thought. I thought I misunderstood him, so I eased up on him. I thought..."

"You thought that once you let go, he would win me back, and we'd be back together, and you wouldn't have to feel guilty about what you've done, right?"

Latonia shook her head, but Sigrid was relentless.

"Mom, tell me, did you ease up on him because you saw that Chase worked hard to make a name for himself and thought he was worthy of me, or because you knew his grandma killed herself due to your pressure?"

If it was the former, Latonia was just too stuck on social status.

If it was the latter, Sigrid would think that her mom didn't really love her.

At least, not the way she portrayed it, with undying love for her child.

"Sigrid, how can you question your mother like this?"

Quinlan stepped in again to defend his wife.

"She did try to break you and Chase up, but when she saw Chase's efforts, she thought he was decent and eased up."

Sigrid ignored Quinlan and kept her eyes on Latonia.

In their family, the real decision maker was Latonia, not Quinlan.

She didn't expect that Chase would keep this secret for her, or that Sigrid would never forgive him...

Thinking of this, Latonia gripped Sigrid's hand tighter, trying to persuade her. "Sigrid, since you know I forced him to break up with you, forgive him, okay? Be with him, I won't object to your relationship anymore."

Sigrid laughed bitterly, shaking off her mother's hand. "The chasm between us has been carved out by a life. Do you think we can simply reconcile?"

While her parents might not have directly caused Chase's grandma's death, they bore an indirect responsibility. While Latonia could possibly reconcile with this fact and urge them to reunite, Sigrid couldn't.

Latonia glanced at her rejected hand, disappointment clouding her face. "Sigrid, the incident with his grandma is my fault. Allow me to shoulder the blame. Don't abandon Chase because of it."

"What a joke."

Sigrid was laughing, her body shaking with the force of it.

"The one who encouraged me to give up on him was you, and now you're the one urging me not to. Don't you find that ridiculous?"