CH 21

LAURA'S POV

The ride to Bryan's estate was quiet, I didn't talk to him after he noticed my eating habit. The worst part was that he didn't even let me change my outfit, he just walked in, and I had to go with him.

I was clad in his t-shirt, and seeing us together right now, someone might think we have been dating for months.

Immediately after we got into his mansion, we heard the excited voice of a middle-aged woman.

"Bryan, darling," she called excitedly.

"Son," she said, as she pulled him into a hug while he froze in her arms.

So this is his mom; she looks so beautiful that one might mistake her for his older sister.

"Mom," Bryan called in surprise.

"In flesh and blood, son, who is this gorgeous girl?" she asked, also pulling me into a warm hug.

"Mom, this is Laura, my girlfriend," he said, introducing me to his mom. As he sent his hand around my waist, my heart pounded against my chest.

"Really son? So you've been hiding this gorgeous lady from me for all this time? Is that why you