After a brief pause, I asked, "Well, how should I address her?"

Raising his brows, he raised his gaze at me. "Well, you should be addressing her like she's your mother-in-law... I guess 'Mom' would work!" he said, smirking. "Anyway, her name is Hermione... or Mrs. Milton."

I frowned, speechless at his remark.

Not long after that, Sebastian's mother, Hermione came knocking. Clad in an apron, she said, "Lunch's ready!"

Sebastian nodded and said smilingly, "Right, we'll be there in a bit."

As Hermione left, he narrowed his eyes seriously. "Be sure to carry yourself well," he said. "And watch your words, please."

did not

the teahouse's dining

classic furniture. Though it was not

were a bunch of sunflowers on the dining table, probably artificial. As I took a seat, I was taken aback to find that those were real flowers. It was winter after all. Why were there sunflowers in

"Please help yourself with these simple dishes. If Sebastian had informed me beforehand, I would have

my head. "It's alright, Mrs.

withdrawn as he ate. He responded obediently whenever Hermione spoke to him. She kept serving me food, so much so that I felt nauseous looking at the pile of dishes on my plate. I wanted to stop her, but I held back as she was merely being a gracious hostess. Besides, I was pregnant, so I reckoned there

eating. I dashed to the washroom to

asked worriedly, "Are you alright? Feeling

gargled, shook my head, and said smilingly, "No big deal, I was just feeling nauseous. I will be alright after

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