“I want you to get a divorce. I’m worried that if you do, you’ll remain a bachelor for life. No mother wishes for her son to be single forever, especially not such an exceptional brat… I mean man.” Tania quickly corrected her choice of words when her son gave her a sullen look. It was likely because she had been spending too much time with her mother-in-law lately. The old lady had a negative influence on her.
“You two have been married for almost five months now, but there’s still no baby. If you had one, you could continue being a bachelor. We could rest easy knowing you’d have a child to take care of you when we’re gone. But since you don’t have a child yet…”
“Zack, have you two gone to the hospital for a health check?”
“We’re capable of having a child, Mom,” Zachary asserted, emphasizing that he was in excellent health.
“Serenity is also very healthy. We’re really just a couple in name. How could we possibly have a child?”
Tania was taken aback.
“I’m fine, Mom. Go play chess with Dad. I’ll swim to clear my mind. I won’t hurt myself.”
Zachary disregarded his mother’s protests, stripped off his clothes, and jumped into the pool.
Once submerged, he thought, Goodness, it’s freezing!
“Zack, Zack! You never listen!” Tania called out, scolding him. She shouted toward the house, “Mom, Mom! Your darling grandson jumped into the pool!”
Zachary sputtered and choked on a mouthful of water. His elegant mother must have been influenced by his grandmother.
The distance was considerable, and Grandma May was lying in her room, pretending to be sick, so she couldn’t hear them.
When Tania realized her shouting was futile even after two attempts, she left her son behind and hurried into the house. Unable to convince her son, she decided to enlist Grandma May’s help.
She stepped in. She believed her son was attempting to get sick in order to upset her daughter-in-law. When Grandma May learned that Zack had jumped into the outdoor pool despite the cold weather, she could no longer pretend to be ill. She sprang out of bed, put on a jacket, and told her daughter-in-law, “I’ll call him back. That little brat.”
Chapter 852
“Even if he wants me to feel guilty and blame myself, he doesn’t need to jump into the pool on a cold day.” Tania thought, ‘So this is a matter between grandmother and grandson?’