Chapter 1155: Tantrum

Chapter 1155: Tantrum

Sienna remained silent for a moment, and Mario on the other end of the

phone didn't rush her. Instead, he spoke slowly and calmly. "Sienna,

there are some things that neither you nor I can control. But now that

things have come to this point, we should return to our original

relationship. Or do you want to completely cut ties with the King family

for Rex? Does that mean everything in the past never happened?"

"If that's your choice, I'll agree and respect it," replied Sienna.

Mario's voice was clear and serious without any hint of insincerity - it

seemed like he truly meant what he said.

Sienna had put her phone on speaker when she saw Mario calling so

Camille could hear too. Both women looked at each other with

confusion - what did Mario really mean by saying all this? Was he really

giving up on pursuing Sienna?

With narrowed eyes and a cold expression forming in her gaze, Sienna

couldn't quite figure out what was going through Mario's mind right now.

Her face showed complex emotions as she tried to process his words.

Camille gave Sienna a look urging her not to remain silent forever

before Sienna finally spoke up again: “I never thought about cutting ties

with them like this before. The truth is they've been controlling

everything from the start; I've never had any real power over anything."

This statement caused another brief silence from Mario's end but only

for a few seconds before his voice came back over the line: "Sienna, I

understand what you're trying to say here... and about my mother... I'll

talk to her about how hurtful some of those things she said were

because she was just too anxious at first."

"But you know better than anyone else how much my mother cares for

you deep down," added Mario.

It wasn't easy for Sienna just forget everything related to Mrs. King or

even their entire family altogether- after all if it weren't for them or their

help then maybe she wouldn't be alive today.

As these thoughts crossed through her mind once more, Siennas’

expression grew even more somber. She realized there were certain

aspects beyond her control but hearing such words from him made

reconsider where exactly they stood between themselves &the King

family. What would happen if they completely severed ties? Would guilt

consume her heart forevermore?

Note: This translation may not be perfect as Chinese idioms often don't

translate well into English expressions; however, I've tried my best!

Although the King family had repeatedly said they wanted to cut ties

with her, they could say that, but she couldn't really do it. Sienna had

talked to Rex about this several times, and he only told her: "As long as

you can justify your actions to yourself, no matter what others say or

do, treat it as your own business when they need you." At the time,

Sienna just felt that Rex was telling her not to worry too much and how

to handle things. But now she understands that Rex is asking her to be

ready at any time for when the King family wants to reconcile with her.

The more Sienna thinks about it, the heavier her heart becomes. She

sighs silently and squints without saying another word. She only tells

Mario: "I understand what you're saying. But there's no need for me to

tell my mother anything unless she needs me. When she wants me

back home again, I'll go see her."

"Okay then," Mario replies. "When Mom comes to Hance City later on

we'll all have dinner together so we can formally introduce your

husband and let Mom meet him too. After all, it wouldn't be right if our

daughter got married but nobody knew who the son-in-law was."

Mario's words completely confuse Sienna and at this moment she has

no idea what he's thinking or planning.

But regardless of what he's up to as long as he maintains his current

attitude towards their relationship then Sienna seems like there isn't

much else she can do.

Their conversation ends here and after hanging up the phone a cold

feeling of displeasure spreads across Sienna's face as she turns

towards Camille asking: "What does Mario mean? What is he trying to

do?"

"Why bother with him?" Camille responds dismissively. "Who cares

what his intentions are? It doesn't matter anyway since we don't need

you worrying about how best to deal with him anymore."

Sienna frowns slightly worriedly but knows that since she doesn't know

exactly what Mario is planning there isn't much point in worrying about

it either way.

They exchange a glance before agreeing tacitly with Camille's

suggestion - if they don't know exactly what Mario intends then why

waste energy trying find out?

When they return home neither of them mention anything about Mario's

call but both are surprised by how quickly Mrs. King arrives in Hance

City.

The next morning while at work, Sienna received a call from Mario...

As soon as Sienna saw the number, she knew it was him. She didn’t

answer right away, letting it ring a few times before finally picking up.

But instead of Mario's voice on the other end, it was Mrs. King.

Her voice was gentle and just as warm as ever, as if there had never

been any distance or unpleasantness between them. "Sienna, how

have you been?" she asked softly.

Hearing the familiar voice and title breathed new life into Sienna's

sluggish mind. "Mom," she said quickly. “I'm good! Are you in Hance

City?"

Since Mario hadn't mentioned anything about going back to Flento City

when he called last night, this could only mean one thing: Mrs. King

had come to visit them in Hance City.

And sure enough, her next words confirmed Sienna'’s suspicions: "Yes,

I just got here myself,” Mrs. King said with a smile in her tone that

Sienna could hear even over the phone line.

"You and your brother have been here for so long now... I missed my

children too much not to come see you both.” She paused for a

moment before continuing hesitantly: “Your brother told me everything

that happened with you... I'm sorry about what happened before.”

But Sienna cut her off gently but firmly: "Mom... there's no need to

apologize anymore.” The past is past; dwelling on it won't change

anything now anyway.

She knew that she wasn't really part of the King family - not biologically

at least - so she always felt grateful for their kindness towards her

despite knowing they could easily abandon her whenever they wanted

to without any repercussions from society or their own conscience

weighing heavily upon them like they would if abandoning their

biological child(ren). Even though she considered Mrs. King like a real

mother figure in many ways (and maybe even loved her more than

anyone else), deep down inside herself there were still some

insecurities regarding whether or not this maternal love would be

unconditional since technically speaking neither of them shared any

blood ties whatsoever...

But all these thoughts were irrelevant now; nothing can change what

has already happened nor can anyone predict what will happen next

either way - especially given how unpredictable life itself tends to be

sometimes! So instead of worrying too much about things outside of

our control we should focus on making most out every opportunity we

get while still being mindful/respectful towards others’

feelings/needs/wants/etc., right?

Sienna pursed her lips and said to Mrs. King, "Mom, you're in Hance

City now. Would you like to come over for dinner at my place? My

husband Rex hasn't met you yet, so if you're willing, let's have dinner

together tonight."

Sienna left the decision up to Mrs. King. She couldn't and wouldn't

insist on anything with Mrs. King since everything had to follow her

wishes.