Spoiled by the Silver Fox

"So, it has to be her, right?"

"For now, there's no better choice, so you'll have to put in some effort this afternoon."

As the conversation went on, the text message ringtone of the phone rang again. Sebastian opened the screen and saw a new message from Stephanie.

"Silver Fox, are you free at noon? My mom insists on going home and wants me to buy groceries. She wants to invite you over for dinner, and she asked me to check with you if you're free!" Sebastian paused and Martin said, "Boss, don't worry, I'll handle this. But Gracie might be a bit of a headache."

Sebastian typed on his phone screen without looking up, "If you can't handle her, I'll call her myself."

Martin expressed disbelief, "Boss, that's a bit over the top, don't you think?"

"Isn't that little girl's mom still sick? Hasn't she found a matching kidney donor after all this time?"

"There's been no response. I'll call later and ask, but last time I went to the hospital, Mrs. Bishop seemed quite well and her health shouldn't be a problem for a while. There won't be any crisis."

Sebastian nodded, "Mrs. Bishop has been good to me. She often sends me texts to check up on me. If something happens to Stephanie, her mom won't be able to handle it with her poor health, so it has to be Gracie, and she needs to promise to take good care of her." Martin nodded, "Don't worry, boss. I know what to do."ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"Alright, you can leave. I'll be going out for lunch."

"Do you have a lunch appointment, boss?"

"Mrs. Bishop is cooking despite being sick and invited me over for lunch."

Martin quickly smiled, "Not bad, not bad. Looks like your future mother-in-law is already taking you to heart!"

Sebastian glanced at him but said nothing.

Martin hastily slinked out of the boss's office.

He wondered if his compliments

were appropriate. The boss seemed

to enjoy hearing them, but also appeared annoyed by

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Marilyn often texted Sebastian with greetings and inquiries about his daily life during her free time at the hospital.

Each text message seemed carefully crafted.

Sometimes she would even ask about his family situation and treat him like a future son-in-law.

Sebastian would reply to her messages when he was free, always being honest.

Upon learning that his parents had passed away, Marilyn expressed her sympathy and reassured him that she would recover from her illness. Once her health improved, she would treat him like her own son.

Once he and Stephanie had children, she, as a grandmother, would take care of them personally.

Sebastian's expression would turn weird whenever he heard such words, but he never said anything harsh.

He simply didn't know how to respond to those messages and simply stopped replying.

However, he would wonder about what their children would look like? Would they resemble him or Stephanie?

But such thoughts were fleeting and didn't weigh on him.

At the hospital, Stephanie had been

praying for a while, hoping that

Sebastian was too busy to

lunch so her mother would have

to go through all the fuss.

But then, he replied.

Just one word: "Okay."