The General Who Hates Me

Lyra had filed a leave from her work these past few days in order to tend to Torin well while he was still recuperating . Her mom would also check on him whenever she was in the City .

"Is there good news? By the way, what do you want me to cook for dinner?" Lyra asked . Torin just ended a phone call to the Military Base to ask about the status of the search operation for Zach and Keira .

Torin walked to Lyra and hugged her from behind as he kissed her neck and whispered, "No, no news yet . I"m really sad… I was hoping to hear that they had found them on an island, enjoying their alone time while perhaps practicing their outdoor survival skills so they could pick it up as a hobby or something…"

Lyra patted his back and sighed . She was also worried and was hoping that Keira and her brother were safe somehow . "I"m sure they will find them soon . . . "

Both of them were startled by the sound of the doorbell . Lyra"s eyes widened when she saw it was her mom . "Mom is here," she said as she quickly composed herself and hurriedly racking her brain for a good excuse as to why she was at Torin"s place at that hour .
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"Hi mom, what are you doing here?" asked Lyra as soon as she opened the door .

Sheila"s forehead crumpled, followed by a raised eyebrow as she asked, "What am I doing here? You tell me what you"re doing here at this hour?" Then she looked at Lyra from head to toe, who was wearing her everyday wear, a pair of shorts and a T-s.h.i.+rt . Then she added, "Don"t you have work?"

"Yikes…" Lyra hissed silently . She really hated lying to her wonderful mom .

"Oh, there was an event near here that I had to go to yesterday, so I decided to sleep at big Bro"s unit instead . It"s my day off today so I decided to check on bro Torin"s condition," Lyra explained as she followed her mom who had walked pa.s.sed her and called for Torin .

"I brought some of the dishes that you like," Sheila said with a smile as she organized the lunch boxes and put some of them inside Torin"s refrigerator . She noticed Torin had a lot of stuff inside his refrigerator, including several bottles of orange juice . "You don"t like orange juice… Why do you have many stocked in here?"

Lyra"s face paled . She looked in panic at Torin who was scratching his head as he said, "The doctor advised me to drink fresh fruit juice, especially orange juice since it has a lot of vitamin C that can help me heal, Auntie…"

Lyra sighed inwardly when her mom nodded in agreement . "Isn"t it late, mom? I mean are you alone?" Lyra asked . "Josh dropped me off here and I will stay at Zach"s place, for now, so I can check on Torin too," Sheila explained as she readied some snacks for Torin .

"What?!" Lyra burst out that made Sheila paused and looked at her daughter with suspecting eyes .  

"What do you mean "WHAT"? Why do you look so surprised? Torin saved your brother so we must take care of him . I"ve been a little busy in the past few days to take care of him, but now I will stay here while waiting for news about Keira and your brother," Sheila explained .  

Then she added, "You also stay with me for a while at your brother"s place . So gather some of your things from your apartment and bring them to your brother"s place . I will wait for you here at Torin"s place . "

Lyra"s stomach clenched and her throat tightened at her mom"s words because all of her things were now in Torin"s guest room . She had permanently moved in with him after his return . She looked so perplexed and was startled when her mom spoke once more, "Are you alright, darling? You look a little bit out of sorts . Are you sick?"

Sheila touched her daughter"s cheeks and forehead and furrowed her eyebrows as she muttered, "Your temperature is okay . Do you want me to come with you to get your things?"

"Oh, dear lord . . . !" Lyra whined silently before she gathered herself and replied, "Uhm, no need, mom . I have enough clothes at big Bro"s place . "

"Oh, alright," Sheila simply replied before she turned her head to talk to Torin . "How are you feeling, son?" she asked, her voice was full of concern . She was very grateful to Torin because he was a true brother to Zach . Maybe not by blood but by heart, so he was also a son to her .

Torin gave his future mother-in-law a warm smile as he unconsciously whispered, "I"m already feeling better, mother…"

Lyra"s jaw dropped while Sheila was looking at him with a puzzled look, confused if she heard it correctly . Not that she did not want Torin to call her "Mother", but she was just used to him calling her "Auntie" . Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .

Torin scratched his head and clarified, "Uhm, I actually thought of you as my mother, Auntie . . . So if you don"t mind, can I call you Mother or Mom, instead of Auntie?"

Sheila was taken aback by Torin"s sudden request . But she smiled and said, "Of course! Call me Mom like the rest of my children, since to me, you are also one of my sons . "

Torin was very happy to hear that, so he ignored Lyra"s deadly stare as he walked to hug Sheila . "Thank you, mom!" Torin exclaimed joyously while Sheila laughed and gently patted his back .

Lyra watched the apparently new pair of mother and son and could only bite her lip . Torin didn"t seem to care about the fact that she now had a big problem! A problem of how she could sneak some of her clothes from Torin"s guest room to her brother"s guest room . She frowned as she mused, "Maybe I should just tell mom about it already . . . "