☑️ MARIANA "I see, I wonder what my daughter has been up to that she'd ask me why I came to visit." She lifts her perfect eyebrow. "That's not the point mum. I'm surprised. You took me off guard." "Aye. I should've informed you but I didn't know you'd mind. Actually, I had a meeting just an hour's drive from here so I thought of spending the night with you." "Okay." She brushed past me and I quickly whirled when her movement halted. "Excuse me, who are you?" Mum asked, taking in Novan all at once. He was just sitting comfortably on the couch with his hands folded on his chest and a smirk as he stared at me before looking up at my mum. "I'm your daughter's boy…" "N..new cook. He's my new cook, mum." Novan got up at once with an angry look. I shake my head s