Kathleen's words really shocked Marianne deeply.
She never expected that Kathleen, who was the head of the Fox family, could fall in love with a married man so calmly and emotionally.
Moreover, it was not difficult to even hear a hint of humble feeling in her words at all.
She suddenly admired Kathleen's calmness. She felt that she was truly a thousand miles behind compared to Kathleen.
However, she was still puzzled, so she asked Kathleen, "Miss Fox, since Charlie is already married, aren't you worried that there will be no results in the future if you still continue loving him so much?” Kathleen smiled and said indifferently," Emotions cannot be stopped. It's just like some things where you can control yourself not to eat, but you cannot control the feeling of you wanting to eat."
After saying that, Kathleen stared at Marianne and joked, "By the way, you also know that he is married, so can you manage not to have any good feelings for him from now on, then? Please teach me how to do so too if you can."
Marianne was startled for a moment and then lowered her head as she said resentfully, "I cannot do it..."
"That’s right." Kathleen shrugged and said," Since you cannot do it, don't be too hard on yourself. You should like him boldly if you like him, and you should try to create as many opportunities as you can if you want to try to see him. If you don't want to get involved in his marriage, you can choose to never let him know that you like him.”
As Kathleen spoke of this, she had a valiant expression in her eyes as she said," If you feel that your feelings are more important to you than your morals, you should work hard for your own happiness. I don't think there's anything wrong even if you get involved in other people's marriages. Everyone came to this world for this lifetime, and work, opportunities, and wealth can all be earned by their abilities. So, why can't you be happy?”
Marianne blurted out, "But he’s already married, and it would be very unfair to his wife if someone else interfered in their marriage...”
On one hand, she felt that Kathleen's words were reasonable, but on the other hand, she could not help but think of her mother and all the things that had happened when her father and Jenna had gotten together.
When Kathleen saw that she was dumbfounded, she continued, "Marianne, let me tell you what I would do if I encountered such a problem."
After pausing for a moment, Kathleen said solemnly, "First of all, it's not scary to fall in love with others. The most important thing is for you to be honest! Therefore, I would definitely confess to my other half without hesitation and tell him frankly that I liked another man. I'm not just showing respect to him, but also respect to myself.”
After saying that, Kathleen then said again, "Of course, you have to confirm basic principles for this kind of matter. For example, I would never use my boyfriend as a backup and hold him back. I would go after the person I really liked, and I would not wait until I succeeded before breaking up with my boyfriend nor pretend as if nothing had happened and go back to my boyfriend if I failed. I would talk to my boyfriend first and break up with him completely before going after that person.” "If that person also has his other half, I would not seduce him by any rude means. I would just try my best to show my best side. If he falls in love with me and is willing to break up with his partner to be with me and stay with me, what's wrong with that, then?"
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