One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 223

Audrey

“Easy does it… We’re almost there.”

With my arm wrapped around my mother’s waist, we slowly and deliberately made our way up the pebbled front path to her house. The early summer breeze was warm and inviting, the scent of roses from her garden carrying across the front

lawn.

As we finally reached the porch, Claudia paused to take in a deep breath. “Ah… It feels good to be home!” she exclaimed. “I’m so glad to be out of that stuffy hospital!”

I couldn’t help but smile in return. After weeks of physical therapy and recovery in the sterile hospital environment, I could only imagine how much coming home was a relief to her. And it was a relief to me, too, to see my mother on the mend.

“I bet it does,” I replied as I fished the house keys out of my pocket. “Let’s get you inside and comfortable.”

As we stepped into the cool interior of the house, I heard Edwin and Tina chattering behind us, carrying bags and supplies from the car, I helped my mother into a chair and went around opening curtains to let some light in.

Buttery golden shafts of sun seeped into the room, and it immediately became clear to me that the place hadn’t been cleaned much while my mother was in the hospital-if the layers of dust on everything were any indication.

“Hm.” My mother wiped her finger across the arm of the chair and winced when it came away covered in dust. “It seems my cleaning person took a bit of a vacation while I was gone.”

Edwin stopped in the doorway alongside Tina, setting down the bags that were in his hands. “It does seem that way, doesn’t it?” he mused as he rubbed his hand across the back of his neck, looking around. “We should tidy up, I think.”

Tina nodded. “I could cook something, too, if anyone is hungry,” she said and winked at my mother. “I’m sure you’re starving. Hospital food is the worst.”

my I turned to Claudia, suddenly remembering that she hadn’t properly been introduced to Tina yet. “Oh! Mom, this is friend, Tina. Tina, this is my mother, Claudia.”

Tina stepped forward her usual vibrant energy slightly subdued as she offered her hand to Claudia. “It’s so nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Klein. Audrey’s told me so much about you.”

To my surprise and delight, Claudia bypassed the handshake entirely and pulled Tina into a warm hug. “Please, call me Claudia. Any friend of Audrey’s is family to me.”

best

face lit up, her arms wrapping around Claudia in return. After all of the turmoil Tina went through with her own parents, it was nice to see her bonding so quickly with my mother-and I could already picture that trip to Italy being filled with

I tackled the dusty living room and kitchen, while Tina helped Claudia

waft from the kitchen. Tina had taken charge of lunch preparation, insisting

we all gathered around the table on the patio outside-my mother insisted that she needed sunlight, which none of us could argue with considering how pale she’d gotten in

club sandwich that tasted like heaverf-pasta salad and fresh watermelon on the side. “Since when can you

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glass of lemonade. “There’s a lot you don’t know about me, Klein,” she teased. “I’m a

+5

My mother and I sat on the sidelines in a couple of lawn chairs with some more lemonade, watching as the game grew even more intense, the two of them darting

for his money,” my mother

so high into the air that Edwin could hardly see it against the blinding sun until it whacked

his head as Tina, Claudia and I burst out

let out a soft sigh. I turned to her, concerned by

Do you need

lips. “No, no. I’m

my chest at the mention of that

here, playing badminton and basking in the sun makes me miss

my mother turned to me. There were unshed tears glimmering in her eyes. “Despite everything she’s done, she’s still my daughter. It breaks my heart that she chose this

Fiona had been the one to hurt

of me wanted to say something cruel aimed at

it

finally managed around the lump in my throat. “I can’t imagine

A

wondering where I went wrong. How did I not see what was happening to

vehemently. “Mom, no. This isn’t your fault. Fiona made her

if I had been

me into your life, how quickly you’ve made up for lost time. You even gave Fiona the benefit of the doubt when most people wouldn’t have, just

convinced. “I just hope we can find her soon,” she said, and her voice was