GoodReadChapter 833 If You Can't Be Faithful to Marriage He didn't wanna get mixed up in this family's . Whatever Maria's deal was, it had zilch to do with him.
But now that Sophia was grilling him, he felt this weird itch, like he wished he could rewind tand give Maria a heads-up.
If she knew it was gonna mess up the kid, why do it again? Cheating screwed up the kid, whether it was the dad or the mom.
If you couldn't keep it in your pants, don't get hitched.
Ronald thought he had this all figured out, which was why he saw marriage as a big ol' joke.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Ronald, do you really buy what those people are saying?" Sophia's voice was all urgent, like she was begging him to say it wasn't true. She grabbed his shirt, eyes wide open.
Ronald peeled her hand off and said, "Your mom's a good mom, so who cares what people think? What matters is she treats you right." Selena, listening in, figured Ronald knew sof the dirt, and it was probably pretty nasty. She patted Sophia's shoulder and said, "Sophia, you should go chill. You still gotta keep filming. I'll talk to Ronald about what to do." Sophia stood up, gave Ronald a quick peck on the cheek, and bolted.
Ronald froze, staring in shock. When he snapped out of it, he was fuming.
"Sophia!" Ronald called out.
But she was already gone.
Ronald was shaking with anger, scrubbing his face and clenching his fists.
His face was dark as a storm cloud.
Selena always thought Ronald was the cool, calm type, never expected him to lose it like this.
Ronald told Selena, "Ms. Fair, sorry you had to see that. I don't know what's gotten into Sophia; she never used to act like this." Before he moved out, he thought Sophia was just a spoiled kid who'd cry if she scraped her knee, always yapping, easy to make cry, but she had killer grades. Heard a bunch of kids at school had a crush on her. Even at fifteen, she'd still skip around, not exactly grown-up.
But seeing her now, that spoiled vibe was gone. Maybe 'cause she had to hustle after getting kicked out of school, dealing with all kinds of crap.
Ronald felt a pang of guilt, totally clueless about what to do with her.
He'd known Sophia for ten years. Even if it was a pet, you'd get attached after that long. How much more for a person like Sophia.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut in this whole mess, there was zero romantic feelings.
Selena saw him still scrubbing his cheek, like he wanted to peel off a layer of skin.
As a woman, she knew Sophia was dead serious, maybe even obsessed.
"Ronald, do you really not like her at all?" Selena asked.
Ronald was quiet for a sec before saying, "I didn't wanna answer her question about Maria. I know what her mom's like, and it doesn't even shockanymore. When I was five, I walked in on my dad with srandom woman. Turned out, she was his cousin. I kinda knew it was bad, but didn't get what they were doing."
"My dad's a good guy, super sweet to my mom. They were like the perfect couple in the neighborhood. That day, I saw the ugly truth but didn't know I who to tell. As I got older, I figured out what they were doing. Every tI think about it, I feel sick. I couldn't stand his crap, so I bailed at seventeen and hardly ever went back." No matter how tough you were, your family messed you up.
Ronald rubbed his temples and continued, "Because of them, I hate marriage. Later, I saw that mostm married folks cheat. Maybe there are pure marriages out there, but most are just hanging on for the kids. I'm all about not getting married. Sophia's too young to get this." And he was already thirty-two, with a lot more on his plate.
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