Reborn: The Tyrant's Obsession novel Chapter 233

Chapter 233: The audition day

"Really... It’s fine," Mrs. Ambrose spoke, her voice as gentle as the windchimes, "When I was young, your grandparents were always on the edge around me."

’’Even if I bumped my toe somewhere, my entire foot would turn bruise. Your grandma was more faint hearted so she would cry."

Not getting a response from her daughter, Mrs. Ambrose continued, "After a few such incidents, I tried to hide my wounds from them, to not cause them trouble..."

"You don’t have to do it anymore," Ruby looked up, "I am not fainthearted as them, Mom. I can share your pain."

Mrs. Ambrose stiffened, ’’Ruby, what..."

"What was it this time?" Ruby sat straight, her face cold.

Mrs. Ambrose remained silent for a long time.

But when Ruby’s gaze did not waver, the woman finally opened her mouth, "He found your father’s picture in an old diary..."

A chuckle slipped past Ruby’s mouth.

Mrs. Ambrose held Ruby’s hand, "He just loves me too much. And he knows that your father was my first love... So such things affect him easily..."

’’Mom, is it normal to hurt someone you love?" Ruby whispered softly, as she pulled her hand back from her mother’s grip, "And if they are capable of hurting you, do they even love you?"

"Ruby... That’s not..."

"When there is love, men with the worst of tempers won’t harm their women even if they see them in others’ beds... And you are telling me that the man who loves you hurt you to this extent just because of a picture?"

Mrs. Ambrose flinched by the frost in Ruby’s tone, "No..."

"Mom, how did father die?"

The moment the question dropped, the room sunk in silence.

Mrs. Ambrose’s fingers clenched over the bedsheet. For a moment, Ruby thought she was about to speak.

But instead, she lay down on the bed and shut her eyes.

"Mom..."

There was no response from the woman on the bed.

"Mom, I..."

"Dear, it’s pretty late... cough cough... And I am unwell. Won’t you let me rest a little?"

Ruby looked at the woman silently, her gaze tracing over the bruises on her mother.

After a moment of silence, she opened her mouth—

"Mom, if I can support you and take you out of here, would you leave with me?"

Mrs. Ambrose stiffened visibly but other than that, she showed no reaction.

Ruby’s gaze lowered. After a moment, she turned around and left the room.

The moment she entered her room, she slumped on the couch and reached out towards her phone.

There was text from Ella. Ruby tapped on it. When she opened the picture, it showed a beautiful and elegant white dress.

[Ella: The dress I have picked for the audition. Do you like it?]

[Ruby: It is beautiful. Just double check the size to make sure there is no issue.]

Ruby observed the dress in the picture again. It looked a tad bit small to her for some reason.

She was afraid it would cause a last minute fitting issue if they did not double check.

[Ella: Don’t worry, it fits me like a globe!!! *multiple hearts*]

Ruby dropped a few hearts in response before closing the chat.

Accidentally, her gaze landed on an unsaved number.

After the encounter with Max that time, Ronan had not reached out to her again.

Ruby glanced at the screen for a long time before she tapped on the number and blocked it.

...

The next day, the Imperial University was lively.

Especially the hallway that led to the auditorium. Young men and women were dressed beautifully as they queued with scripts in their hands.

There were large glass encased banners of the ’The Rising Rose’ at every corner, featuring a painting that displayed a woman’s lonesome back as she stood in the darkness, with a rose in her hand.

When Ella entered the place, people looked at her with mixed reactions.

Some of them were her direct classmates while others were familiar with her after her previous stint.

"Is she here for auditions?"

"I must say she is rather confident if she thinks she can get this role..."

"She has a massive fan following compared to most people who are auditioning though..."

"And in her peak, she used to be one of the most beautiful models..."

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