"Ma chérie~!"
"Mom," Lillie wrapped her arms around her eccentric mother to return the hug, before acknowledging her father with a nod and saying, "Dad."
"Little Flower, I heard you and Ethan were together the whole afternoon?"
"Yes, we had lunch together." Lillie did not denied. "Since I had nothing else to do in my office, I figured it was alright to spend my free time with him."
"It's definitely alright!" Mrs. Bai piped in happily.
Released from her mother's bearhug, the mother-daughter duo approached the table where her father was already sitting.
They were on the Empire's rooftop garden lounge, specifically on the gazebo, where there was a round table and three chairs prepared in the middle.
The table was covered by a white and red, silk tablecloth adorned by a glowing clear vase filled with flowers, plates and silverwares, and three wine glasses—with two already filled with the red, luscious liquid.
