Chapter 94

"How could you talk about Sebastian like that? Can't you wish something good for him instead?" Martha cut Mallory off before the latter could finish. Then, she added, "I remember now. Isn't Zayn's cousin called Nathan Ford? Nathan's grandfather used to be a senior professor at Stredview University. I doubt he would be able to accept something like this." Mallory didn't get an answer, and she started to feel uneasy. She helped Martha toward the garden outside, and the two of them strolled together. Martha might seem like a kind and playful old lady, but she had spent years alongside Nicholas in the business world. Her experience and perspective were anything but ordinary. Mallory tried one last time and asked again, "I was just saying, if—" "No 'ifs'. You can say that in front of me, but if your father hears it, he'll blow a fuse. His blood pressure would shoot through the roof, too." Martha gave Mallory no chance to finish again. … When Sebastian got home, Nemo just lay there on