Chapter 49: Piper
"Don’t take her words to heart. You should already be used to her by now." The woman let go of her and smiled bitterly.
"Since she cannot be with her brothers, all she can do is envy all the ladies that could get close to them and you are one of the few ladies that have access to them, so I hope you understand, Mulan."
Mulan wiped her pretty face and nodded. "Yes, ma. I’m sorry for letting my emotions get the better of me. I would have done the same as Piper if I were in her shoes."
Mulan sounded pitifully low, just like her countenance at the moment.
"It’s good you understand." The woman nodded. "So what happened? What has my son done?" She asked.
"Ma, Maverick, he, he got married..." her river of tears broke and flowed uncontrollably.
"What do you mean Maverick got married?" The woman frowned deeply. What kind of a joke is that?
"I’m serious, Ma. This morning... " Mulan narrated all that happened in the mansion, including Jeslyn spanking Valen.
"What!!" The woman jolted from the couch and stood on her feet with anger stroking her face.
"She raised her hand on my grandson?!" She thundered.
"Y– yes, ma," Mulan answered with a nod. She also got up and stood beside the woman with her head lowered.