Chapter 157 - Cecilia Aldrich (1/2)

”I missed you so much, Mom.” Benjamin spoke up as he engulfed a woman, who was in her early forties, in a bear hug.

”I missed you too, my pumpkin.” The woman added, returning the hug.

”You need to stop calling me that. I am no longer a kid, Mom.”

”You will always be a kid for me.” The woman replied before letting go of him.

”Dad wanted to come as well but he was busy.” Benjamin spoke up, giving her a sad smile.

”Yeah, yeah. I know.” The woman replied to him, patting his shoulder.

”Take Mom's luggage and put it in the car.” Benjamin ordered the driver who was standing behind him.

”Welcome back, Madam.” The driver greeted her, which was acknowledged by a nod, before taking her luggage and carrying it out to the car.

”You want to eat at home or we can go out if you want to.” Benjamin asked her, placing an arm over her shoulder as they walked out of the airport.

”I am too tired to go out. Just ask the cook to make something light for me.” She added before getting inside the car.

”Sure, I will call Aunt Mary.” He replied before joining her in the car. He took out his phone and dialed the housekeeper's number.

The woman turned to look out of the tinted window as the car rolled out of the parking lot. Though she was forty, she didn't look a year older than thirty. Her smooth, fair skin were free of all those wrinkles which a woman of her age should have. Her black hair were let down, framing her face. The was little to no make up over her face, her lips were tinted with a nude lip color. Her feline eyes looked sharp as she gazed out of the window. The way she sat with her back straight and her shoulders pushed back slightly, depicted how audacious of a personality she had. It was instilled in her since her childhood. She was brought up this way, to always held her head high up in the air because she was Cecilia Aldrich, the only daughter of the Aldrich family.

Her marriage to James was just an affiliation between the two families, it wasn't out of love. She didn't even meet him in person before their engagement ceremony. She was regretting it now, agreeing to her parents' wishes. She was regretting not listening to Ethan, her childhood friend and James' cousin. He had warned her that James wasn't good for her, but she didn't listen to him. She should have, she should have listened to him and put her foot down on the matter.

Even after all these years, their marriage was still just for show. She knew that he still slept around like before, but decided to turn a blind eye to it. She would have let that place way back if it wasn't for her only son. She didn't want him to grow up in a broken family.

”How was your trip Mom?” Benjamin's voice interrupted her thoughts.

”It was good. Dad said he misses you a lot. You should go and pay him a visit.” She replied to him.

”I miss him too. I wanted to go with you so badly but you know how things have been at the company.” He added. ”But they are going to get better now that we have signed a contract with the Levinson's Corp.”

”You did what?” She asked him, not believing her ears.

Benjamin chuckled as he looked at her baffled expression before he explained it to her.