Zac snorted. This was called check erroneous ideas at the outset.
He could see that his mother-in-law was still trying to break up the couple. She wanted to make a match between Essie and Hanson and drive him away as the real son-in-law. Essie had always been obedient to his mother-in-law. She might compromise one day. He would never allow such a possibility to happen.
"Listen, Essie. You are my woman. Don't have any other fantasies in your mind for the rest of your life."
Essie took a deep breath. She remembered clearly that she had been monopolized by him all her life. How could she have any other illusions?
"It's late. Go to bed." She closed her eyes and decided to play dumb.
But how could he let her go? He lowered his head and kissed her hard.
The second day, early in the morning, they went to the airport. Lady Rose and her daughter Irene came from Provence.
"Mrs. Rose, miss Irene, welcome to Dragon City." Said Essie enthusiastically.
"I'm glad to see you again." Lady Rose said with a smile.
It was the first time for Irene to arrive in the East. She was very excited. Sitting in the car, she looked around with her big eyes.
"Dragon city is much more prosperous than I thought. It's just like Paris."
"Dragon city is one of the financial center in the world, and also the economic capital of our country. It is as prosperous as Paris or New York." Said Essie proudly.
"I must have a good time here." Irene said with a smile.
Essie had booked a presidential suite in the Intercontinental Hotel for them. She hoped that their trip in Dragon City would be a happy one and their cooperation would go smoothly.
For Lady Rose, this trip was not only for cooperation, but also for seeing Zac's mother, who looked exactly like her.
Zac booked a VIP room in the Scenery Sea Food Restaurant and made an appointment with his mother. He didn't mention Lady Rose in front of Mary before and wanted to surprise her.
Because her son had an appointment with her, Mary came early. She drank tea alone in the box and waited.
Zac and Lady Rose arrived at seven o'clock on time.
When the door of the box was pushed open, Mary turned her head slightly. At a casual glance, her beautiful face suddenly turned as white as paper, and her whole body trembled violently. She knocked over the cup on the tea table by accident, and the amber tea fell down, dyed the white jade flowers on the carpet red.
"Who are you?" She jumped up from the chair with her eyes wide open, as if she had seen a ghost.
Zac didn't expect his mother's expression to be so exaggerated, much more shocked than he had imagined.
Lady Rose was also surprised, because she looked more like herself than expected, but she was not as scared as Mary. After all, she had been mentally prepared.
The waiter cleaned up the table and brought another cup of tea. Mary seemed to be still in shock, her hand holding the cup still was trembling slightly. After taking a sip of tea, she slowly raised her eyes and carefully looked at Lady Rose. After confirming that she was a person, her expression softened.
"Mommy, this is Lady Rose from Provence. I know you must be surprised, because she looks almost exactly like you. When I saw her in Provence, I took her as you. " Said Zac slowly.
Mary breathed a sigh of relief. She really thought she had seen a ghost with her eyes. "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Rose." She said in a low voice, trying to calm herself down.
"Nice to meet you, too, Mrs. Mary." Lady Rose smiled.
"Oh my God, Mr. Zac, your mother and my mother are so similar, just like twins." Irene exclaimed, half covering her mouth.
The word "twins" flashed through Mary's mind like a sharp lightning. She was very sensitive to this word, because she did have a twin sister, but she had died many years ago.
"Was Lady Rose born and raised in France?" She asked slowly and seriously, like a undercurrent lurking at the bottom of the sea.
Lady Rose nodded, "I have never left France. This is my first time to go abroad."
"Really?" An indescribable look flashed across Mary's eyes.
Then, the whole restaurant was shrouded in deathly silence. Except for a few crows occasionally burying themselves in the branches, it was so quiet that the sound of wind blowing over the hair could be heard.
After the waiter served the dishes, Irene's voice broke the silence. "In addition to French cuisine, my favorite food is Chinese cuisine."
"There are many styles of Chinese cuisine, including Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Anhui cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine How about I take you to eat it all by then? " Said Essie with a smile.
"Great! I never refuse delicious food." Irene said with a smile. She turned to look at Zac and asked, "will Mr. Zac go with us?"
"He didn't like spicy food, so he can't enjoy many delicious food." Said Essie jokingly.
"That's a pity." Irene shrugged.
Taking a sip of tea slowly, Zac looked at Essie with a doting look in his eyes. "When it comes to food, I've always been willing to sacrifice my life to accompany a beauty." Spicy crayfish, fried snails, spicy crabs, spicy noodles... He had eaten a lot with a girl before.
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