Chapter 99

Alden didn't waver his gaze away from his mother. Intentionally sitting face-to-face, he waited earnestly for his mother to provide an explanation.

Disappointment was clearly etched on Alden's handsome face. Since the beginning, when his mother asked him to keep his distance from Aurora, he had worked hard to explain. He tried to reassure that without needing to distance or end the relationship, he would resolve the ongoing issues.

Truly, Alden didn't expect his mother to do what she did. Because she couldn't make him stay away, suddenly she went to Aurora and asked her to grant her request.

"For God's sake, what Mama did was way out of line."

Alden spoke up again. He waited for Zendaya to speak, but she seemed content to remain silent for a while.

"Mama says she's doing all this for my happiness?" Then he chuckled bitterly. "But Mama's doing all this for her own sake."

"Alden, enough!"

Zendaya finally responded. The middle-aged woman