Chapter 464: Going Back Home. (1/2)

Lucas waited for his mother to finish talking to Jen, but it didn't look like she was about to let her go anytime soon. They had been joined by Diane, but she had only spoken a few words before leaving earlier.

Jake had arrived on the same day so he was exhausted after such a long night, so Diane left with him earlier. She had already lost track of her other daughter but didn't stress too much and just went to the car that Lucas had arranged for them. The mother and son were driven back to the hotel.

Noah pointedly looked at Lucas, and he looked back at his father. He knew his father was asking him to hurry up and take his girlfriend away. Lucas was looking at his father as if asking him why he was not taking his wife away.

At the end of the day, Lucas lost to his father and interrupted his mother, telling her that he had to go home to rest if he was going to come over the next day and left before she could stop him. Hellen looked at the couple leave with mixed feelings before she felt herself get embraced.

”They've really grown up,” Hellen said with emotion, her eyes glistening with tears. Noah looked at his wife helplessly and thought to himself if she was already like this at the engagement party, won't she bawl her eyes out on the wedding?

”Let's go back home,” Noah said and kissed the top of her head. Hellen nodded and let him lead her back to the car. They were brought by a driver, so they sat alone in the backseat. Noah pulled Hellen to lean against him as he rubbed her back in comfort.

”Are you feeling better now?” he asked her. He knew she hadn't really cried but was just feeling a bit melancholic.

”I am,” she answered.

”Let them grow up. Once Lucas finishes with school, I'll mentor him for a while before we go on vacation,” Noah said as his eyes that were looking at her face drifted lower and Hellen adjusted her dress and lifted his face by pushing his chin up with her index finger.

”My face is up here,” she said to him with a mock glare, and Noah chuckled before pressing a button on his seat, making the partition come up.

”I can tell, did Hannah make this dress for you?” he asked as he pushed the thin strap of her dress, making it slide down her arm.

”Yes,” Hellen answered honestly and watched the way his eyes darkened. As a couple that had been married for almost thirty years, she was still surprised that his passion had not diminished from day one. Even though he looked like an ascetic to other people, only she knew of his capabilities.

”I'll need to send her a thank you gift,” Noah said and pulled her to straddle his lap. The long slit of the dress exposing her thigh. Although Hellen was almost fifty, she looked like she was in her late thirties. What was the secret? A happy marriage, of course. Having money helped too.

”Can you not act like a teenager?” Hellen asked Noah, who looked at her with an admiring gaze. This man was good for her self-esteem.

”I can't help it when you are around,” Noah answered, and a handsome smile appeared on his face. Hellen fiddled with his salt and pepper hair before leaning down to kiss him.

*

When Jen and Lucas got in the car, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief before leaning back and loosening his tie. He undid the first two buttons of his shirt and instantly felt much more comfortable. Jen watched his set of actions with a faint smile, which widened when they made eye contact.

”Mom won't be upset right?” Jen asked him as she thought of how Lucas had just dragged her away from his mother.