When Grace heard the two message notifications, she knew it must be Aurora’s reply. But she didn’t know exactly what it said. After hesitating for a moment, Grace finally opened the chat. When she saw Aurora’s message, she quietly sighed in relief. As long as Aurora was willing to meet, it meant there was still room for conversation between them. At least things hadn’t become too awkward. After all, Aurora was her own daughter.
Wasn’t it perfectly normal for a mother and daughter to meet? Sometimes Grace felt she was overthinking it. Why did she feel so hesitant facing her own child? They should have been close and inseparable, yet Aurora kept so much from her. Wasn’t that Aurora’s problem?
With that thought, Grace began to calm herself down. [Let’s meet at the same café as last time.]
When Aurora saw the message, she started to waver. After all, the last time they met at that café, things hadn’t gone well. Now they were meeting there again–would it end the same way? Would they clash all over again? Thinking about it, Aurora pressed her lips together, hesitating. But in the end, she agreed.
Lucas could tell something was off with her mood. He gently comforted her. “It’s alright. She’s your mother. Whatever it is, it’s better to talk it out. If anything happens, you can always call me.”
“I can handle it myself. We both have our own work, and you shouldn’t make me the center of everything. That would make me look like a helpless child.” Aurora disliked relying on others for everything. She preferred to stand on her own. She didn’t want to be someone who depended on others; she wanted to be the master of her own life.
Lucas understood exactly what Aurora was thinking, so he chose to respect and support her instead of keeping her tied to his side. The most important thing between two people was understanding. Without communication, their relationship would never last long.
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Lucas knew very well that since they had chosen to be together, it was better to talk things out face to face. Otherwise, the tension would build up like a volcano–sooner or later, it would erupt. “I understand,” he said softly. “But I don’t want you to keep everything bottled up. If something feels wrong, promise me you’ll tell me right away.”
“Don’t worry, I will!” Aurora smiled at him. The two embraced each other, and for that moment, time belonged only to them.
The next evening. Aurora arrived at the café. It had been a long time since she last saw her mother, and she realized Grace didn’t look all that different. But looking closer, she noticed traces of time etched across her face, and her hair seemed to have more strands of white than before. Seeing her like this made Aurora’s heart ache a little. She had only been away from the company for a short time–why did her mother look so much older already? Had Tessa not been taking good care of her? Or was it because there was too much going on at the company? But she hadn’t seen anything about that online, so what was the reason? Thinking of this, Aurora started to feel a pang of guilt. Should she have reached out to her mother more often?