Lyra had filed a leave from her work these past few days in order to tend to Torin well while he was still recuperating . Her mom would also check on him whenever she was in the City .
"Is there good news? By the way, what do you want me to cook for dinner?" Lyra asked . Torin just ended a phone call to the Military Base to ask about the status of the search operation for Zach and Keira .
Torin walked to Lyra and hugged her from behind as he kissed her neck and whispered, "No, no news yet . I'm really sad… I was hoping to hear that they had found them on an island, enjoying their alone time while perhaps practicing their outdoor survival skills so they could pick it up as a hobby or something…"
Lyra patted his back and sighed . She was also worried and was hoping that Keira and her brother were safe somehow . "I'm sure they will find them soon . . . "
Both of them were startled by the sound of the doorbell . Lyra's eyes widened when she saw it was her mom . "Mom is here," she said as she quickly composed herself and hurriedly racking her brain for a good excuse as to why she was at Torin's place at that hour .
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"Hi mom, what are you doing here?" asked Lyra as soon as she opened the door .
Sheila's forehead crumpled, followed by a raised eyebrow as she asked, "What am I doing here? You tell me what you're doing here at this hour?" Then she looked at Lyra from head to toe, who was wearing her everyday wear, a pair of shorts and a T-shirt . Then she added, "Don't you have work?"
'Yikes…' Lyra hissed silently . She really hated lying to her wonderful mom .
"Oh, there was an event near here that I had to go to yesterday, so I decided to sleep at big Bro's unit instead . It's my day off today so I decided to check on bro Torin's condition," Lyra explained as she followed her mom who had walked passed her and called for Torin .
"I brought some of the dishes that you like," Sheila said with a smile as she organized the lunch boxes and put some of them inside Torin's refrigerator . She noticed Torin had a lot of stuff inside his refrigerator, including several bottles of orange juice . "You don't like orange juice… Why do you have many stocked in here?"
Lyra's face paled . She looked in panic at Torin who was scratching his head as he said, "The doctor advised me to drink fresh fruit juice, especially orange juice since it has a lot of vitamin C that can help me heal, Auntie…"
Lyra sighed inwardly when her mom nodded in agreement . "Isn't it late, mom? I mean are you alone?" Lyra asked . "Josh dropped me off here and I will stay at Zach's place, for now, so I can check on Torin too," Sheila explained as she readied some snacks for Torin .
"What?!" Lyra burst out that made Sheila paused and looked at her daughter with suspecting eyes .
"What do you mean 'WHAT'? Why do you look so surprised? Torin saved your brother so we must take care of him . I've been a little busy in the past few days to take care of him, but now I will stay here while waiting for news about Keira and your brother," Sheila explained .
Then she added, "You also stay with me for a while at your brother's place . So gather some of your things from your apartment and bring them to your brother's place . I will wait for you here at Torin's place . "
Lyra's stomach clenched and her throat tightened at her mom's words because all of her things were now in Torin's guest room . She had permanently moved in with him after his return . She looked so perplexed and was startled when her mom spoke once more, "Are you alright, darling? You look a little bit out of sorts . Are you sick?"
Sheila touched her daughter's cheeks and forehead and furrowed her eyebrows as she muttered, "Your temperature is okay . Do you want me to come with you to get your things?"
'Oh, dear lord . . . !' Lyra whined silently before she gathered herself and replied, "Uhm, no need, mom . I have enough clothes at big Bro's place . "
"Oh, alright," Sheila simply replied before she turned her head to talk to Torin . "How are you feeling, son?" she asked, her voice was full of concern . She was very grateful to Torin because he was a true brother to Zach . Maybe not by blood but by heart, so he was also a son to her .
Torin gave his future mother-in-law a warm smile as he unconsciously whispered, "I'm already feeling better, mother…"
Lyra's jaw dropped while Sheila was looking at him with a puzzled look, confused if she heard it correctly . Not that she did not want Torin to call her 'Mother', but she was just used to him calling her 'Auntie' . Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
Torin scratched his head and clarified, "Uhm, I actually thought of you as my mother, Auntie . . . So if you don't mind, can I call you Mother or Mom, instead of Auntie?"
Sheila was taken aback by Torin's sudden request . But she smiled and said, "Of course! Call me Mom like the rest of my children, since to me, you are also one of my sons . "
Torin was very happy to hear that, so he ignored Lyra's deadly stare as he walked to hug Sheila . "Thank you, mom!" Torin exclaimed joyously while Sheila laughed and gently patted his back .
Lyra watched the apparently new pair of mother and son and could only bite her lip . Torin didn't seem to care about the fact that she now had a big problem! A problem of how she could sneak some of her clothes from Torin's guest room to her brother's guest room . She frowned as she mused, 'Maybe I should just tell mom about it already . . . '
Chapter end
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