Chapter 294

I watched their awkward interactions through the rear-view mirror and said, "Alright, alright. There's no need to be so formal with each other. We're family." Lorraine turned her head away in embarrassment. Mom had wanted to take Lorraine's hand and have a proper conversation, but she stopped herself. She didn't even have Lorraine's contact information. Acting so close all of a sudden might just end up scaring Lorraine. "Lorraine, you're already married to Cole. It's only proper for you to call me 'Mom,'" Mom said in a gentle voice. She was usually a non-confrontational person, so ignoring Lorraine before was entirely out of character for her. Both Lorraine and I were stunned for a moment, but I recovered first. "Lorraine, go ahead." "What? Mom…" Lorraine said softly. Mom started to tear up. She never expected Lorraine to still be willing to call her that after how she had been treating Lorraine all this while. She was overcome with emotion as she turned away to wipe her eyes. "