Chapter 43: My Dream.

Annalise's POV.

"C'mon Mom, you don't have to act haughty now, the house felt empty without you or grandma, just accept my invitation, please Mom," I pleaded, trying hard not to sound like some desperate chick, but I was so freaking desperate at that moment.

Convincing Mom to do something had always been a Herculean task. Convincing Grandma J. would have been super easy. I knew once Mom accepted to do something, Grandma J. would definitely affirm it. That's just how my little family worked.

"I am not being haughty. Mom and I were very comfortable in our little cottage, away from the bustling and rustling of the city. Once we were discharged, we were going back," Mom said stubbornly, and I blinked back some feigned tears.

"Speak for yourself, sweetie," I heard Grandma J. say, and my eyes lit up in excitement because of what she just said.

"Mom, you should stop accepting invitations from her and stop granting everything she always wants; you're just spoiling her," Mom complained, and I