He gently poked her cheek, thinking his finger would pass through, but instead, her cheek dipped and the smooth soft texture of her face made his heart race. 1

Is this real? Is my mum really back?!

He touched her nose and then played with her eyelashes. When he saw her eyes moving, Valen chuckled but didn’t stop. He continued to play with her face before an idea struck him.

He got down from the bed and hurried to his wardrobe where his school bag was. He brought out a marker and hurried back to the bed.

Valen uncapped the marker and started drawing on his mother’s face with soft laughter now and then.

Once he was done, he kept the marker on the top of the drawer beside the bed before he wrapped his hand around her and went to sleep again.

A few hours later, Jeslyn awakens to the delicious aroma of coffee.

“Mum, you’re awake.”

Jeslyn sat up and looked around, her son had brought her breakfast and was arranging them on the table with his uniform on.

“Son?” She’s finally home, back to her comfort zone.

“I made you something to eat. This is one of the dishes I learnt in your absence. I hope you like it.” The boy tried not to smile. He was quite nervous that his mother wouldn’t find the food to her taste.

When Jeslyn heard that, she was stunned. “You learned how to cook? And this is for me?”

are gathering mist.” The drawings on his mother’s

“Hahaha…that’s my son!”

beside each other. A cup of black coffee

is beautiful!!”

The boy urged, feeling

other hand,

would be discouraged, so she gave him a thumbs up. “The toast is nothing special…However,” she took a bite of the egg

the Chefs in the house. If she said his egg tasted better than her last one, does that not imply that

take a seat. Valen didn’t eat the

happened to

eight story building. Her landing was

chances of

a look at her

talk on the phone and she’d tell him a little of what she was going through. She didn’t address Mr. Hwang as her

to see him. Good thing I didn’t because I wouldn’t have known what to do with his face in sight.” Jeslyn’s hold on the coffee cup tightened as she gritted her teeth in pure rage.

of his mother’s hand and said, “Don’t be aggrieved, mom,

her anger died down. “You’ve grown taller. How is school?

Just the regular boring

the annoying

on her face. “Just don’t give me a sister if she would act

girlfriend?” Jeslyn beamed.

become

see enemies to lovers in the air!” Jeslyn laughed boisterously while clapping. She couldn’t

was, Valen didn’t want to stop that happiness. His father told him to take care of her, so if making fun of him would make her this happy, he’d gladly let her continue, but truth be told, the sight of

Valen didn’t know when a snort escaped his

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