The young man hugged Grace’s arm. ‘That was his fault. He rode against traffic in the tunnel and went up to a hundred and sixty miles. I’ve never rode faster than a hundred and twenty.”
Grace raised her voice. “Is one hundred and twenty not fast enough already?”
“It is, it is. Mom, please forgive me. I just couldn’t resist myself. Please don’t tell Dad. I won’t ride ever again in the future.”
Before Grace could say anything, he added, “Mom, did you change skincare products recently? Your skin looks a little… strange.”
Grace became nervous upon hearing that, and she immediately touched her face. “I didn’t. I’m still using the same brands. What’s wrong with my face? What do you mean strange?”
The man widened his gaze, looked carefully at Grace’s face, and said,”
Strangely beautiful.”
Grace could not help but smile as she pushed him away. “You cheeky boy.
Stop teasing me!”
He then hugged Grace’s arm. “I mean it. While other moms are getting older, my mom is actually looking younger. When you came to pass me something at school last time, my classmates thought you were my sister.
“My roommate even asked for your number, saying he wants to be my brotherin-law. I thought about it and refused him because Dad would surely disallow it.”
Although Grace scolded him, there was no trace of anger on her face.” Okay, stop messing around. You said you were going to choose the perfume for me, right? Hurry up, choose one, and let’s go home.
“Your dad will be back from work soon. If we can’t be home before dinner, he’s going to be upset again.”
Her son nodded and turned to Stella. “Ste-“
“What do you think?” Stella asked.
For the first time, this gentle voice was not coming from the TV screen but right in front of him. This caused him to feel extremely nervous.
He stuttered. “I-It’s okay.”
Stella was taken aback.
She had him try ‘Cloud Nine’ first. The fact that Joe only said that it was okay surprised her.
Joe nodded.
When Stella asked for his opinion again after the top and base notes had diffused, Joe said, “Just let me try the other one now.” So, she did as he said. This time, even before he could smell the base note, he said to Grace, ‘Mom, choose this one. The first one is not nice at all.”
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