Upon hearing Mia Foster say this, lody Zachary took the damp towel and placed it on her face, the cool sensation bringing so comfort to her flushed skin.
Mia Foster set the food box on the desk, and just like yesterday, divided the rice into two portions, one for each of them, and instructed the secretary to brew so tea before sitting down to eat lunch that’s not quite lunch with lody.
Perhaps it was because Mia had called her proactively, lody, while scooping rice into her mouth, occasionally looked up at Mia with a smile. "Auntie, eat a little more, you’ve gotten quite thin lately." Mia picked a piece of spare rib and put it into lody’s lunch box. lody also picked a piece for her, "You eat too, don’t be like those won outside, always talking about dieting and not daring to eat. My mom told —oh no, Auntie told —that actually, n prefer won with so at, saying it brings fortune."
"Thank you," Mia smiled and began to eat the spare ribs in small bites.
Perhaps due to hunger, or maybe happiness, lody ate quite a lot. The food left over from yesterday’s lunch delivery was mostly finished today.
After eating, lody did not hurry to leave. She sat on the sofa, sipping her tea in small sips, secretly watching Mia.
Even though Mia was buried in work, she could still feel soone watching her. She looked up and saw lody’s hesitant expression, speaking first, "Auntie, if there’s sothing on your mind, just say it."
Hearing Mia say this, lody felt a bit embarrassed, placed the teacup on the low table, and said with a smile, "It’s like this... Tomorrow... it’s my birthday... Every year I used to have dinner at a restaurant with Felix and his dad. This year..."
"Auntie, after work tomorrow, we’ll go to a restaurant to celebrate," Mia interrupted lody. Strong-willed, she felt genuine sympathy for won abandoned by n, especially older won.
"Really? Mia, aren’t you busy?" Hearing Mia offer to celebrate her birthday, lody was as happy as if she had won the lottery, her eyes sparkling.
"Auntie, you only have one birthday a year. No matter how busy I am, I’ll be there."
"Oh, okay, I’ll go tell Felix right now and have him book a restaurant."
As she spoke, lody already stood up, grabbed her reusable bag, and eagerly rushed out. Watching lody’s adorable manner, Mia’s lips curved into a smile, but as the office door closed behind her, the curve of her lips gradually faded.
She... softened again. She could have refused...
Taking a deep breath, Mia reminded herself that she agreed because lody had just gone through a divorce and was in low spirits, not because she was Felix Shaw’s mother.
The next day before leaving work, Mia notified her family, pretending she was going to a gathering with friends, while in reality, she was helping lody celebrate her birthday.
She had pre-arranged for her secretary to order the cake and picked it up herself on the way to the restaurant.
In the private room of the restaurant, a large round table that could accommodate twenty people felt rather empty with less than ten sitting around it.
Nicholas Croft, Nathan Moore, and Evander Lancaster had all co over to celebrate lody’s birthday. By the ti Mia arrived with the cake, the group was already gathered.
"Mia, co sit next to Auntie," lody said happily, patting the empty seat beside her for Mia to sit. She glanced at her son sitting on her left and, pretending to be displeased, frowned and said, "Move over a bit, sit next to Nicholas and the others."
One has to admit, lody was skilled at dealing with people. She knew what Mia was concerned about, so she deliberately shoved her son away from her side.
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