Chapter 978

I wanted to tell my mom that I was almost done with my studies and would soon be a master's student of Jesselton College.

However, after deliberation, I decided against it because I doubted they cared. After all, their main concern was for me to ask fewer questions, not actually to encourage me to study.

The day before Mardi Gras, my curiosity got the best of me. Being excluded from my mom's secret planning felt particularly uncomfortable.

So, I asked Colin if he knew anything about the big plans our moms seemed to be cooking up. I couldn't take how their conspiring had noticeably increased and their knowing smiles were becoming more unsettling.

Colin was standing at his desk, one hand behind his back and the other holding a pen. He was writing with an air of calm authority. He looked up, his expression serious. "Let them conspire all they want. It's not like they'll sell us off or anything."

His nonchalant response made me pause. The more I thought about it, the more sense it ma