This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

Grace saw the glimmer in Charles’ eyes, but when it dimmed, she couldn’t help but prod him in the head. “Why are you always so caught up with your own thoughts? You’re too cowardly, and that’s why you missed Sonia.”

“It’s not my fault,” Charles grumbled plaintively.

She rolled her eyes at him. “Oh, so whose fault is it then? If you had just been bold enough to pursue Sonia romantically, then the both of you might have ended up together from the get-go.”

“It’s not as simple as you think,” he countered, lowering his eyes as he let out a bitter chuckle. “Not every girl could take their guy best friend as a boyfriend, you know.”

“Okay, so how would you know she won’t be able to take it if you never asked in the first place?” Grace pursed her lips in displeasure.

Charles gulped, unsure if he had the answer to his mother’s question.

With an impatient and dismissive wave of her hand, Grace barked, “Very well. Get out of the kitchen. You’re only going to get in my way if you stay here.”

His eyes widened. “You were the one who asked me to come in here, remember?” he argued exasperatedly, only to be ignored and pushed out of the kitchen.

“That kid’s hopeless, and it doesn’t help that he’s afraid of everything. If only he could just man up a little!” She shook her head in frustration. “Looks like I’m going to have to take things into my own hands instead. It’s time to set my son up with the girl of his dreams!” Having thought of this, she pulled out her phone and called a number. “Hi, Alaric. Didn’t you say you have an equestrian facility?”

“That’s right. What about it?” A middle-aged man’s bright and cheery voice spoke up on the other line.

Grace beamed. “Do you think I could have it for the weekend? I only need it for two days, and it’s crucial because I’m trying to set my son up with my future daughter-in-law.”

She had plans to trick Sonia and Charles into going horseback riding together, and she would create little nerve-wracking moments for them along the way.

into fireworks by the time

Alaric explained apologetically, “I’m afraid

fool has

chuckled as he replied, “Just two. It seems as if they’re planning

at all.” Her eyes lit up with a brilliant idea. “Do you think you could squeeze two more in for the weekend? Maybe you could talk to your current guests and tell them that my

a little uneasy at

darkly,

good-naturedly, he said, “Alright, you got me. I suppose I’ll just have

to have.” Appeased, Grace hung up the phone and beckoned Charles and Sonia to join her

patted her stomach, which bulged slightly under her shirt. She sprawled on the couch in a daze as

compliment, and her eyes turned into crescents. “If you think my culinary skills are great, then

offer is too good to resist, Mrs.

resist it at all! I love cooking, and Charles and Curtis are almost never at home. There isn’t a point cooking

this and paused in peeling the apple. “That’s unfair, Mom. You’re the one who always goes out shopping and traveling. You can’t seriously blame Dad and me when

interrupt our conversation, you punk. I’d hit you if I could,” Grace warned through gritted teeth,

in his hand and leaped away from her, narrowly dodging her

as he did so, he sang

as she watched the slapstick comedy that was

darkened. Sonia glanced at the time, and

the night, but she turned it down

drop her home,” Grace urged as she shoved her son

muttered. He grabbed the car

nodded as she hummed in response, then waved at Grace jovially.

“Goodbye.” Grace waved back.

the villa. Then, they got in the car and

Sonia unfastened her seatbelt and opened the

“Okay,” Charles answered breezily.

rounded the car, thereafter

message from Grace, which read, ‘Charles, I’ve set up a date for you and Sonia at Alaric’s equestrian facility. Alaric knows all about it, and the room in the villa has

lips twitched when

woman had decided to play matchmaker after all. A date, however… There was a glimmer in his eyes as he rolled down the car window, and when he saw

in her tracks

so that she couldn’t tell how nervous he was. “My mom just texted and said we

hear what he had said, given how softly