Bittersweet

It was Austin's mother, Selina Zhang. For a while, Nicole deliberated whether or no

back. Is this true?" Selina

e replied in

nt. Tom came by yesterday and gave me some del

dered in her us

d, getting all fluster

r told me to drink more soup to supplement nutrition when I went to the hospital

up, and Nicole didn't have a

e and decided to go to h

ng?" Selina Zhang aske

nd answered indifferently, "She an

You should start cooking dinner

ved her hand, and entered her be

, trying her best not to

hter wholeheartedly. Despite this, Selina Zhang didn't even really c

armth or love

d prepared some other dishes. She put them on the table and

s full of smiles. She had never smiled at Nicole

finally hung up the phone

prepared. When she had finished

n stay here tonight. Wash my clothes while y

urprised. 'B

ht. Did Austin li

trip, she decided not to expose his lie to Selina. After cleaning up

s worse, Nicole had to wash it all by hand

f Selina had not washed a single article of clothing ever sin

a bit weak," Selina explained as she gently rubbed her hands. "That's why I waited for you t

ting. But when Nicole thought of her own mother, who was old an

hed washing everything. Feeling so exhausted,

is house that need some decent cleaning," Selina said to her. "Oh, and when yo

was not until she had finished making dinner

ugh outside. Don't just sit here quiet

as doing nothing, Se

stin, Nicole became angry and ret

pulled. "What nonsense

her teeth and

l wronged to cook an egg custard for him? Don't act like you are suffering from some injustic

e in the future!" Nicole could

she had spoken to Seli

d dumbfounded. At that moment, t

and see. I will no

opened it. She grabbed Austin'

d her head, c

to cry, but she

st. I'll talk with Nicole," Austi

na said with a snort, "Otherwise, she might

e over and reached out

kly moved h

Don't make her angry. After a

ears. "I made her angry? How could I make her angry? I have bee

and looked at N

had been doing so much for his family. He knew very well

he kept turnin

ll-aware of her situation, and

om her face. "You don't have to worry about me. Thi

flat upon hearing N

dden, the bedroom's door was

She looked straight at Selina. "Yes. Your son and I will be

and turned to look at Austi

t stay out of it,"

now when to shut up? My mother is already

you didn't want things to end up like this! Don't try to blame

what was going on bet

t! My son is an excellent, young man. He's good looking and very successful. There are a lot of other women who would want to be his wife. If on

at Austin flinched, as if the i

top his mother from

t the two of th

r that she didn't notice that this

ook at Austin. "I'll meet you at the Bu

se and walked out of the house

be, and that was as far away