Chapter 43

"Ah, you're finally here! What took you so long? Everyone's here already. Ugh, never mind. I don't actually care now that you're here. Now, where's my grandbaby?"

"Hello to you too, mother," I replied sarcastically as I handed off the pie that Jane baked for today's family dinner and my heavy coat to one of my parent's butlers.

Turning back around, I opened the front door wider for my two treasures. I grabbed Jane's hand as I helped her step over the ledge into the house with Liam trailing right behind her, holding onto the edge of her dress for dear life.

Jane gave my mother a soft smile and greeted, "Good evening, Mrs. Cordova. I'm sorry for being late. The seminar for Liam's class at the lecture hall downtown ran a bit over time."

"It's alright, sweetheart. There's no need to apologize." My mother eagerly pulled her into the warmth of the house, offering her a small towel to dry her hair from the melting snowfall. "Besides, didn't I tell you to call me mom already? You don't need t