hapter 97 Not Happy to See You

“Sure, Nigel, but only if you call me Aunt Tess as well like Maia and Errol do.”

Hearing this, Maia choked on her soda and spluttered.

Widening her eyes, she whispered to Tess who was sitting beside her. “Are you sure he wouldn’t mind?”

Tess caught herself. “Now that you’ve mentioned it, it does come off as rude, doesn’t it?”

“Hey, I don’t mind at all. I’ve always treated you like my own aunt anyway,” Nigel said.

Tess laughed happily. “That settles it then.”

Maia frowned. “Well, I’m starving. Let’s eat.”

“Yes, yes. Time to chow down, everyone,” Tess said as she kept passing dishes to Nigel.

Keeping her head low, Maia ate quietly.

“Mala, pass Nigel the meatloaf.”

“Aunt Tess…” Maia was reluctant.

“It’s okay, Aunt Tess. I can reach it,” Nigel said and placed a chicken drumstick on Maia’s plate using a pair of tongs. “Eat more, Maia. You’re too skinny.”

“Thanks, Nigel,” Maia said courteously and continued to eat quietly.

Seeing this, Errol was puzzled.

Tess kept the conversation going and said, “Nigel, you’re not getting younger. Haven’t you started to see anyone?”

knows many nice girls out there that you

talking about Maia. She’s a wonderful girl, isn’t she?”

was exasperated.

tried hard not to

look. Errol, however, pouted, signaling that

a wonderful girl,

“Then what do

+18 BONUS

Tess under the

woman I’ve ever

since you think so highly

to her

to grab something from the convenience store.”

to buy? We’ve got all we need right

had shut the door

Aunt Tess how she felt, and yet the woman still insisted on playing cupid. How could a relationship work if there was no

a helpless sigh, Maia pressed a button and opened

and headed toward the main gate. Suddenly, someone grabbed her and pulled her toward

hand gagged her mouth. Her eyes went wide as

man was.

was Cedric! She was right, after all. The car was

tried to push him off her.

on his shoulder

as he trapped her between himself and a

see me?” Lifting her chin, he saw

are you going

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