Regrets Of A Second Male Lead

Chapter Sixty Three: People Who Live In The Past (3)

Chloe was worried about Gerard because he didn't enter the bedroom, even after a few hours. Her husband's face kept lingering in front of her, probably because she had never seen him so angry before.

'Raphael would be his uncle...'

She tried to understand the situation that took place in the drawing room earlier. Her mother-in-law's former fiancée was her father-in-law's half-brother.

Raphael Blanchett. From what she heard, he was quite popular. The gorgeous Marquis was great at diplomacy and politics.

'And she said Abel looks like his uncle?'

It was not a bad thing to say that Abel resembled his uncle. However, she wondered why her husband was so angry over that.

"This won't do."

Chloe eventually decided to look for Gerard. She left the bedroom with a thin shawl wrapped around her shoulders.

However, she had no clue where her husband could possibly have gone. She went to the study where she expected him to be,  but Gerard was nowhere to be seen.

"Where did he go?"

Chloe proceeded down to the first floor. A faint light slipped under the door of the parlor on the first floor. She knocked on the door before opening it.

"Mother?"

However, there was no sight of her husband in the parlor, only her mother-in-law. Helena, who was drinking high-proof alcohol, flashed a smile at Chloe.

"Oh? My daughter-in-law is here."

She drank so much that her face looked swollen. Chloe carefully walked towards her mother-in-law.

"Mother..."

The closer she got to Helena, the more the stench of alcohol hit her nose. Chloe bit her lip, trying hard not to frown.

"Do you want to drink with me?"

"I'm fine. Mother seemed to have drunk a lot, so you should go up now."

"...Do you hate me, too?"

The drunk Helena asked out of nowhere.

"What? No."

Chloe quickly denied it. Although Helena was not a good mother-in-law, she wasn't a bad one either. Helena didn't nag her unless they were spending a lot of time together.

Of course, Gerard entrusted Chloe with full authority as the Marchioness right after they had their honeymoon, mostly because he wanted to take away Helena's power.

Casual. That was how Chloe regarded their relationship.

"Then drink this for me."

Helena insisted.

Chloe's bewildered gaze landed on her mother-in-law's forehead. It must have been like that for a long time. The proof of years etched on her face in the forms of wrinkles.

The wrinkles reminded Chloe of her mother. She eventually had no choice but to sit in front of her mother-in-law.

"..."

However, Helena remained quiet for a while. She just drank more liquor.

"Mother, you should stop drinking. If you drink too much, you'll end up hurting yourself."

Chloe stopped Helena as she wasn't able to watch her any longer.

"I... I know I'm bad."

Helena began to confess her feelings as if Chloe's words were a trigger for her.