Chapter 435 Love Both the Good and the Bad
I was tricked into visiting my future mother-in-law. And now, we’ve turned into a small family! Please, our relationship isn’t progressing that quickly!
Ellen looked over to North, who had been playing with the little orange cat. Then, she smiled warmly. “My dear grandson, what is your name? Come here and let me hug you.”
“Grandma, my name is North Maxwell.” Her smile widened. “Oh, my. Come here, North. Let me hold you.”
Thus, he walked over. Naturally, he didn’t put his entire weight on her. Instead, he symbolically embraced her. “My grandson is so handsome! You look just like your daddy when he was younger!”
Olivia found herself speechless. This mother-in-law of mine is really going overboard with her compliments! How can my son possibly take after her son?!
“Grandma, don’t you think I look like you too?”
Ellen was beside herself with joy upon hearing those words. “Haha… you’re right! You look like me too!”
On the other hand, Olivia stared at North speechlessly. Look at how hard that little b*stard is trying! When he starts sweet-talking somebody, he will sweet-talk them without reservation as long as he can get away with it! I can still barely accept hearing the words ‘like your daddy’. To be honest, I find that Eugene and that bratty son of mine are inexplicably similar sometimes even though I can’t tell exactly how they’re alike. It’s probably the influence they have on each other after living together for a long time. Don’t they say a couple starts resembling each other after living together for a long while? Perhaps it works for fathers and sons too. Still, what the hell does he mean by he looks like his grandma too?!
Hugging the little guy, Ellen asked, “What do you want to eat for dinner? I’ll make it for you.”
North mulled over it briefly then said, “I want to eat spicy crayfish!”
She replied, “Sure! That’s one of my specialty dishes!” Then, she stood up. “Olivia, do you have anything you want to eat?”
At first, she thought her son was being considerate of her. Unfortunately, his words made her feel as if her self-esteem had taken a beating. “Sigh. It’s not like I can’t cook at all, okay? Didn’t you say that the food I cook is delicious? How can you change your mind so quickly, you hypocrite?!”
He retorted, “Mommy, not everybody can appreciate your cooking. Uncle Eugene and I consider your cooking delicious because we love everything about you—both the good and the bad!”
She was not convinced by his explanation. “Who said that? Didn’t Brian say that it was delicious too? He finished my pickles in soy sauce as well as my sesame noodles!”
He stopped in his tracks; his gaze was cold as he looked at her. “Why don’t we go back then? You can go and help out in the kitchen.”
Olivia said nothing. Is he trying to threaten me? “You don’t even consider yourself an outsider, do you? How can you call her ‘Grandma’ so familiarly?”
North looked at her. “If I don’t call her ‘Grandma’, am I supposed to call her ‘Mrs. Nolan’ like you?”
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