## At 'TP House' in the CEO's office. ##
" He said he might come later tonight so I guess you will have to cancel your plans."
" I already made a reservation but then again it's a pity that I have to cancel it." Their mother Connie said as she stood up from the couch.
Troy who was sitted opposite her quickly grabbed his mother's hand in an attempt to make her stay. "Mrs Paulson."
"Don't call me that, don't you know how to say mother or mom. What's with the Mrs Paulson address. Call me that next time and I shall remove your uvula."
Mother Paulson didn't and never liked to hear her children address her as Mrs Paulson. She said it sounded as if they were grim reapers.
" Yes your royal Highness, Queen P. How about that? Creative right?"
" I don't remember your father being a king so stop your nonsense. Continue with your silly talks and you shall find yourself conversing with my shadow." Said the mother, picking up her handbag from the coffee table and standing up.
" Fine fine mother, you hardly visit me here so how about you wait till I finish my work?"
His mother smiled naughtily at him as she took back her seat.
" Well that's fine considering that you are going to accompany me. I can't waste my precious money and servings? So finish your work quickly, mama will wait for you."
Her smile gave Troy goosebumps all over his body. For the past month, his mother has been pressurising him to get married quickly. Mother Paulson feared this son of hers would never settle down as he had never dated even though he was now 25. Therefore she arranged various blind dates which all didn't turn out well.
" I think am now fine, you may leave. I just remembered that I have a dinner reservation with one of my partner's so I will have to turn down your offer. Anyway thank you mom for the invitation." Troy said as he got back to his office desk.
" Isn't that partner me of all people. I already asked your assistant. You don't have any dinner arrangements so just finish off quickly. You know your father is out of town so am alone with your grandpa at the old house."
Troy looked over at his mother and as always she was putting on a pitiful expression. " Then go with Grandpa. Am sure he would love that."
" Are you laughing at your mother? You know your grandpa doesn't like eating out so I have no choice but to stick with my boys and don't ask about Neil. He said he has an operation later so he can't make it. Then I guess am stuck with you boy boy. If you could give me a soccer team of grandkids, I will leave you alone."
There was no escaping for Troy tonight. He quickly wrapped up his work in less than an hour before he accompanied his mother out. The lobby was quite with a few visible employees who were still inside the premises.
The mother- son pair drove off towards the reserved restaurant.
The car slowly made its way into the restaurant's parking lot. Unbeknownst to them, another black car had parked a few spots away from theirs.
Jade turned the engine off as he unbuckled his seat belt.
" We are here or do you want me to unbuckle yours too. Well I don't mind doing that." As he said that, he had already stretched his hand to unfasten her belt. Stealing a peck on the cheek, he opened his door and got out.
Phoenix on the other side was still sitted with no sign of movement.
_ ' Is this the place we are gonna have our first dinner date. Oh my life!!'_
Sensing no movement, Jade turned to look in her direction and immediately his eyes locked onto the person transfixed on the ground a few metres away.
Troy was alighting from his car when he spotted a familiar back. Wanting to see who the person was, he stood rooted on his spot as he waited for the other person to move. Shock immediately enveloped him when he saw that familiar face.
_' Second bro? What is he doing here. Is this the reason why he said he is outside, well indeed he is outside his home. But wait... Is he accompanying someone?'_
Mother Paulson who just alighted from the passenger's seat found her son starring wide eyed in a certain direction. She too turned her head to look and was immediately lost for words.
" Baby Jade is that you?" Mother Paulson asked as she scurried off towards Jade.
Phoenix who was inside the car panicked at this moment.