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Mrs. Williams sighed loudly as she rubbed her temple in frustration. She didn't even know what to do to stop Alex from seeing Rosy, it was as though Rosy bewitched her son and things had got even more complicated than she thought since he started seeing Rosy again; it just a matter of time before her son rebel against her.

She shook her head sideways, as if to push the thought off her head. She won't sit back and watch her son rebel against her all for a woman —something needs to be done to stop him before he goes out of control.

Mrs. Williams breathed in slowly, her expression going stern afterward. "For you to right your wrongs, you will have to look for Lisa by all means, I don't care how far you have to go to win her back." She said sternly. "That way, I'll see you as a grown up and let you be!"

Alex's eyes widened as though he heard something outrageously strange. "What did you say?" He blurted out, his shocked expression suddenly turn to that of anger in a split second. "I should look for Lisa? Am I her keeper or what?"

"Is that even a question? Does that question sounds sensible to you?" His mother asked, with anger laced in her voice. "You are her husband, Alex, aren't you supposed to be looking out for her? You wife suddenly go missing but you feel comfortable flirting with another lady? How irresponsible will you be?"

"Who told you I'm comfortable or being irresponsible? Do you know how much I've changed since that woman left without a word?" Alex did not hold back, half yelling. "She was never my wife to start with and we're divorced. How is she still my responsibility?"

"You sounded as though the whole scenario was her decision When it's clearly yours!" Mrs. Williams fumed. "You caused me a huge problem and I was forced to use that woman to clean your mess but now that you are finally good, you feel like she was never useful to both of us and she's greedy?"

Alex sighed, clearly short of words. He had seen his mother displayed all sorts of emotions and reactions but she has never for once stood up for anyone and the emotions in her eyes weren't of the type he has seen before. Not only himself had changed since Lisa left but his mother has as well.

"Fine, you can go on with flirting with that gold digger as much as you want but I won't hold you from doing your thing." Mrs. Williams said, after moments of deafening silence since Alex refuses to say a word. "You should do any thing to bring Lisa back, even if you don't love her, right your wrongs at least."

"I have no intention in doing as you want, mother. Lisa is gone, and I have Rosy now..." Alex paused as he slowly took a breath in, the expression on his face was unexplainable. "I - I have decide to get married to Rosy, I can't have Lisa complicate things for me anymore."

It was as though thunder struck Mrs. Williams after she heard what Alex said. "Y - you did not say that, right?" She stuttered, her voice shaky and doubtful. "I was the one that heard wrong, isn't it, Alex, I misheard you."

Alex shook his head, wearing a straight face. "Nothing happened to your hearing, mother." He confirmed his statement in a dry tone. "You heard me right, I'm getting married to Rosy."

"Since when have you been planning on this? Wait... Is that the reason you forced Lisa to sign the divorce papers, because you want to marry that bitch?" Mrs. Williams asked, her facial expression returning to its usual stoic and unexplainable.

"I did asked Lisa sign the papers because I wanted to be with Rosy without guilt but I've never thought of marrying her, not even for once." Alex replied, surprisingly sounding honest. "Right now, I made the decision of marrying her because that's the only way to stop you pestering me with Lisa."

"Ah, I see..." Mrs. Williams nodded knowingly, as she sounded as though she's trying to reason with Alex's words. "...that's your own decision, right? You aren't changing your mind on this as well, right?"

"Yes, mom." He replied in a calmed yet firm voice. "I don't think anything can change my mind on this."

"Since you've made your decision, you will have to watch me make mine as well." Mrs. Williams seems to be talented in changing her tone as well as her facial expressions too, her voice which sounded understanding a moment ago was now as cold as ice, a tinge of threat in it.

Alex understand his mother more compared to any other person and she neither make empty threats nor let things slide so easily, she's just too good at keeping her words. Alex might be her son but she has never spared him from her threats and hard decision, he seems like her scape goat for others.

"You aren't planning on doing anything to Rosy, are you?" Alex asked, his voice wavering. "You aren't going to hurt neither of us, right? You wouldn't dare hurt your son and the woman he choose to love, will you?"

"Did you hear me mention harming Rosy?" She asked, playing her innocence card. "Did I mention anything about harming you as well? I'm only planning on making my own decisions just as you've made yours, does it sound like a threat to you? Are you that scared, son?"

Alex breathed in sharply, his heart pounding against his ribcage. If his mother isn't planning on hurting him, he might not know for sure but whatever thought is on her mind would yield no good result at all.

"Whatever you have on your mind won't change anything, Mrs. Williams." Alex uttered, putting up an act; he needed not to show that he's scared of his mother. "Your dirty tricks can't work on me anymore, I'll marry Rosy, no matter what you do or say!"

"Hmm..." Mrs. Williams hummed softly with a little pout. "No matter what I do or say? What can I take from you to make you leave Rosy alone? Your comfortable life? Your license as a doctor? Or maybe Rosy herself? Which one of these?"

"You can't take any of them, Mrs. Williams." Alex blurted out almost immediately. "We had a deal on those already, you can't take back your words. I've always work my ass off serving your company and made sure to keep by all your rules, you can't take anything from me."

"True, you've been a good boy since all these years but look what Rosy turn you into, you've started rebelling against me." She told him. "In return for taking my place in the company, I made sure you fulfil your dream as a surgeon and bestow upon you the most comfortable lifestyle as any other CEO out there."

"But I'm starting to lose my obedient son who would do anything for his mother without complaining, what am I supposed to do to get my son back if not teach him the importance of listening to me?" Mrs. Williams continued. "...even if I have to go the hard and most hurtful way..."