Chapter 83: You can always count on me, mother.

Rafael and June jolted apart at the sound of the front door opening.  "What is going on here?" Beatrice asked, looking distastefully at June who tried to get decent. Clarence walked into the scene and one look at Rafael and June, she knew her work was cut out for her. "Rafael!" She managed a smile and strutted towards Rafael.  Before June could realise what was happening, Clarence indulged Rafael in a tight embrace. What's worse, Rafael returned the gesture. The green monster woke up. "How have you been?" Clarence said with a smile as they broke apart. "It's been so long. You look good."  Rafael wore a small smile. "You never told me you were in the country."  "You never asked." She said in a chirpy tone and June suddenly felt out of place with their easy conversation. "You stopped returning my calls too." She added in an accusatory tone.  "I am a busy man," Rafael said like it solved everything.  Beatrice couldn't restrain herself. "You didn't go to the office today." "And?"  "I just