In the past, Huston rarely met Cathy throughout the year. Her unexpected visit this time surprised him. Taking the opportunity, he sat beside Evelyn and held her slightly cold hand in his palm due to nervousness. "We are doing well, and if we go back, you will also worry about us. We are afraid you will get anxious."
"Don't talk like that. I'm your mother. How could I not worry about you?" Cathy sighed while speaking. "You should calculate the time. It's really time for you to go back and visit me and the family."
Evelyn thought that Huston would be touched by her words, but to her surprise, he just nodded calmly and said, "Got it."
Due to Cathy's sudden visit, Sadie increased the lunch preparation from two servings to four, adding roasted chicken and grilled salmon.
Evelyn sat in the living room cautiously and found an excuse to go to the kitchen to help Sadie prepare food.
Seeing her leave, Cathy felt relieved. After all, she and Evelyn didn't have much interaction, and she was a bit uneasy.
Huston looked at the two people sitting on the opposite sofa, his expression unchanged throughout. "Mom, what did you come for today?"
Having studied abroad since he was young, and later with Cathy's remarriage and the birth of Renee, their mother-son relationship was not particularly close, but they were still family, and there was some family affection between them.
Cathy smiled awkwardly for a moment, "Don't say that. I came here to care about you two. Can't I come when I have nothing else to do?"
Huston nodded. "That's not what I meant. It's good that you're fine."
Seemingly unprepared for his response, Cathy choked on the latter part of her sentence. She hadn't figured out how to say it, but Renee, sitting beside her, couldn't sit still any longer. "Mom, just tell Huston. It's been so many days. If we keep delaying, it might be too late..."
Though Renee deliberately lowered her voice, Huston heard every word clearly.
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