Tilly hesitated in speaking and blushed, and Wendy was sure that something else must have happened last night. When she heard what she said, Wendy couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Is your mother back?"
"Yes!" Tilly nodded. "She got off the plane early this morning and asked me to invite you to have lunch together!"
If her mother hadn't called her early in the morning, Tilly might have been able to stay longer in that warm embrace. The more she thought about it, the redder her face became. She was afraid of being seen through, so she quickly bowed her head to avoid Wendy's eyes.
Wendy didn't notice it but recalled what she and Charlie had talked about. She simply nodded and said, "Okay!"
She called Charlie, who had already arrived at the airport, and told him this matter. After going upstairs and changing her clothes, she went out of the villa with Tilly.
They went to an Italian restaurant. Since they arrived there a little early, they waited for a while in their seats.
About ten minutes later, a beautiful woman in her fifties walked in from the door. She, wearing a black suit and a pair of sunglasses, looked very elegant and walked in under the guidance of a waiter.
"Mom, here!"
Tilly immediately stood up from her seat and accidentally knocked over her glass.
Jazmin quickly walked up to them. She glared at Tilly and scolded with a smile. "You're no longer a child, but you've always been so reckless!"
Tilly smirked and then introduced, holding her mom's arm, "Mom, this is Wendy!"
"How can you call her Wendy? She's your elder cousin, and you should know how to show respect for your elders!" Jazmin scolded Tilly.
"But we're also best friends!" Tilly tilted her head on Wendy's shoulder and asked intimately, "Am I right, Wendy?"
Wendy nodded, feeling a little nervous.
It was her first time to meet Jazmin, so she was a little shy to greet her. To her surprise, Jazmin took the lead to come over to her — she gently put her hands on her belly and said with a smile, "Congratulations..."
Because of this loving touch, Wendy suddenly had a feeling of kinship with this blood-related aunt.
"I heard that it's less than two months old. You should pay more attention to your baby in the early pregnancy!" Jazmin reminded her in a soft voice and gently touched her belly through her clothes.
"Thank you!" Wendy said gratefully.
"Wendy, you should call her aunt!" Tilly reminded her aside.
Wendy swallowed nervously and said, "Thank you, aunt..."
Jazmin invited them to sit down with a genuine smile on her face. She seemed to be an easy- going person. "My brother and father have already recognized you as our family member, and I'm also very glad to be your aunt. I've been living abroad for many years so that I may not follow family traditions sometimes. Today, I didn't prepare any gift presented to you at our first meeting, but I'd like to treat you to dinner!"
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