I’m the Obsession of My Cold-Hearted Ex

Chapter 256: Asking Mom a Question

However, Ellis did not expect Easton to be gone when she opened the door. “He’s gone?” she mused. “Weird guy.”

Scanning down the hallway to confirm that Easton was nowhere in sight, Ellis still didn’t want to stay in the hotel. She found a relatively safe place to wait things out instead.

Though Easton had left her hotel, he hadn’t gone far. After being rejected for remarriage, he sat in a restaurant not too far away, positioned by a floor-to-ceiling window that provided a clear view of the hotel’s distinct signage.

Her words rang in his ears over and over as he drank, tasting nothing. His mind was a mess. Aside from money, did he truly have nothing that attracted Ellis? Had she never liked him, not even a little?

Now that he understood his own feelings, he cared deeply about whether she had ever felt anything for him. Was it possible that all those times she’d declared her love for him, she had just been pretending?

Recalling their interactions in the past, Easton felt defeated and disappointed.

Alcohol was a wonderful numbing agent—it dulled the heaviness in his chest brought on by Ellis’ refusal to remarry him. Without realizing it, he had downed a substantial amount of liquor, only snapping out of it when a waiter approached to inform him that the restaurant was closing.

Before leaving for this trip, his assistant had already booked him a room in the same hotel as Ellis. With nowhere else to go, it was only natural for him to return there.

Yet, as he took a step toward the hotel, Ellis’ face surfaced in his mind—her expression filled with disdain, as if he was nothing but bad luck.

For the first time in his life, the almighty Mr. Hudson, who was powerful in the business world, felt cowardice creeping from his heart. And that cowardice was eager to claim even more ground.

He had no idea what to do to erase Ellis’ resistance to remarriage. He had no clue how to convince her to willingly return to him.

At this moment, he felt like nothing more than a pathetic coward—one who was terrified that no matter what he did, it would only push her further away. Driven by this newfound fear, Easton pulled out his phone and dialed his mother’s number.

Sophia was handling urgent work when she suddenly received a call from her son. She said, “If there’s no emergency, then call me tomorrow.” She was about to hang up when Easton said, “Mom,”

Sophia was not entirely surprised, but she sensed something wrong. The idea of hanging up vanished, and she stopped her work. “What’s wrong?”

Having never developed the habit of confiding in others, Easton found it difficult to voice his troubles, especially to his mother. He hesitated, recalling how she had strongly opposed his divorce from Ellis and had been eagerly waiting for grandchildren. The thought of admitting his current dilemma made him feel oddly embarrassed.

On the other end of the line, Sophia noticed the silence. She briefly pulled the phone away from her ear to check the call’s status before bringing it back, her concern evident in her voice. “Did something troublesome happen?” she asked. “I guess so.”

“What do you mean?”

“…Easton was stammering, and Sophia found it new and interesting.

In the past, Sophia had often been exasperated by her son and her late husband’s stubbornness. It was rare to see this side of Easton, so she pressed him, “Don’t mumble. Just say everything at once! I’m your mother, not a stranger. If it’s a difficult problem, I’ll help you.”

After what felt like an eternity, Easton finally spoke. “Mom, am I not an attractive person?” Sophia, who had been expecting her son to talk about some kind of trouble, was speechless.

Chapter 256: Asking Mom a Question

Was the person on the other end really her son? Not an imposter? Why was he asking such a meaningless question? Where was he lacking in attractiveness?

It wasn’t just a mother’s bias to see her child as flawless—her son’s excellence was obvious to the world. Not to mention, she had given him his good looks…

Wait! She was getting sidetracked! Bringing her thoughts back, Sophia asked, “Why are you asking such a pointless question? Who made you doubt your own attractiveness?”

After hesitating for a moment, Easton answered honestly, “Ellis.”

Hearing only a name, Sophia immediately sensed something unusual. “What does this have to do with her?”

“Be–because…” Easton’s words trailed off again, and this time, Sophia had endless patience.

Unable to bring himself to say that Ellis had rejected his proposal for remarriage, Easton pressed his lips together. “Forget it. Mom, you’re busy. I’m hanging up.”

“Hey, you brat! Are you deliberately keeping me in suspense, saying half and leaving half unsaid? If you don’t finish… I’ll just go ask Ellis myself?” The last part was an empty threat as she had no real intention of asking Ellis.

If Easton was the one who brought it up first, then she wanted to know it from him. If there was any problem, she could ask Ellis later on.

Wait, they’ve been divorced for some time now. Why is Easton acting this way now?

“Don’t ask her!” There was a hint of frustration in his tone, which was picked up by Sophia.

Did he go to see Ellis but doesn’t want me to know? “All right. I won’t ask,” she said.

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