Elena's eyes widened slightly in disbelief, but her stomach churned with excitement.
Still, she knew better than to let Talia know how her words made her happy.
If she knew anything about mother-in-laws, it was that most of them were worse than the devil.
But this woman… she liked her. Especially how she manipulated her son into giving her money.
"It's not like that, Mother. Silas and I are just colleagues. I'm not even sure we can count as friends, seeing as we've only known each other for a few days," She finally retorted with a shy smile, reaching out to dish Talia's food.
She had stalked Silas and Talia long enough to know her favorites and what she absolutely detested, so she knew exactly what to put on her plate.
Watching Elena dish the food so instinctively, Talia was over the moon.
Halfway through, Elena paused and turned to her with apologetic eyes.
