Mira glanced at Owen.
"And you say you didn't want the Lance family's empire? Look at how excited you are. If Sebastian and his wife actually show up, you deal with them."
"They're coming for their niece. How am I supposed to handle that?" Owen deflected.
"Just deal with Sebastian the exact same way you handled those guys today," Mira suggested. "You should be a pro at it by now."
"Are all people exactly the same?"
"What's the difference? Sebastian and Richard are practically cut from the same cloth. Birds of a feather."
At that moment, Master Ellis stepped out of his room. "I don't need either of you. I can handle them myself. Look at you cowering."
He shot a glance at Owen.
"What's so hard to handle? Watch me toss them right out."
Truthfully, they were just joking around. When it came down to business, neither of them would back down.
As they spoke, Martha opened the front door. "Mason, why did you deliver this yourself? Weren't you going to have a delivery guy bring it?"
Mira looked over. "Is everything alright?"
"It's fine, the other chefs have the restaurant covered," Mason said. "It's been a while, so I just wanted to come by and say hello."
"Have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet."
"Perfect. Sit down and eat with us."
Mason knew Rachel was away for a few days; Mira had told him on the phone that afternoon. Perhaps he just wanted to use her absence as an opportunity to come over and talk to Mira.
The tension between mother and son was still thick, and it wasn't something that would dissipate overnight.
But it was fine; living their separate lives worked out well enough.
Daisy was about to give birth, yet Rachel remained completely indifferent.
Mira gently advised him, "If your mother really doesn't want to get involved, just let it be. You can't force these things.


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