Meeting the mother in law (Part 2)

Outside Larisa Marshall mansion.

Lily is wearing a white full length gown which doesn't show much of her skin. The colour made her look elegant and classy. Sweat forms on her forehead, her heart is trembling from anxiety. Lily get out of the car, looking at the mansion her feet freeze. A hand hold her shoulder "Hey! don't worry so much....Relax. Looking at your expression my mother will assume that I bullied you" Leonard said looking at Lily with soft gaze.

After much of consoling and coaxing, Lily agrees to meet his mother. Just thinking about it a sign left Leonard mouth. Both of them reach the entrance of the mansion. Leonard rings the bell.

A woman in forties open the door. She look at them as if she was expecting them "Come, Madam is expecting you"

Both of them enters. A woman in fifties is sitting on the sofa looking at the document. She move her head upwards to look at the couple. At her age she looks beautiful. Her aura give off stern, aloofness and authoritative. She remove her glasses and place the document on the table infornt of her.

"Mother" Leonard greeted her mother. Lily give her a polite smile "Hello ma'am, my name is Lily"

Larisa Marshall eyes turns fierce. Lily gulp 'I knew it! this is what going to happen!' Lily thought.

Larisa glare at Leonard and walk towards him "You asshole!!" Larisa furiously glare at her son who in return smile sheepishly. She take hold of his ear and twist it "What wrong I did to have such an unfilial child like you. You are showing your face after a year and that too married. Don't I have a right to know who my son wants to marry"

"Ouch! Ouch! mother ! it hurts" Leonard grumble.

"It should hurt" Larisa glare at him, giving more pressure to his ear.

Lily look at the mother son duo bewilder. Looking at Leonard expression, her lips twitch but she is trying hard not to laugh. Leonard mother look at her with polite smile.

"Come here girl. Let me see you properly" Larisa said smiling at Lily. She hold Lily shoulder looking at her face "Such a pretty girl. What did you saw in him? .. For no reason I ruin my figure giving birth to such unfilial son, who didn't bother to know if his mother alive or not" Larisa said with sharp glare at her son.

"Mother! I'm still your son. You only told me not to appear infornt of your officials" Leonard complain.

Larisa narrow her eyes on him and put her hands on her hips "Obviously I have to! with your hooligan appearance who would believe I have a son like you! just look at you with all those beard, bun, weird accessories and tattoos"

Leonard roll his eyes and sit on the sofa pulling Lily to sit beside him. He look at his mother "That's their problems what it has to do with my appearance. I don't need anyone opinion on my personal choices"

Larisa sign "it pointless to argue with you". She sit infornt of them and look at Lily who is quite and stiff " You can relax Lily. I'm not your typical mother in law"

Lily give her an awkward smile "I...I" she shutter.

Larisa look at the butler "Prepare the dinner table we will be there in 5 minutes"

Butler nodded and exit the living area.

"You expression is readable Lily, be comfortable. Now you are part of this family. Or is there any reason in particular" Larisa said with a calm smile.

Lily stiffen. She meet her eyes with Leonard mother. Even though her aura is of welcoming but there is a hidden meaning behind her calm smile and the way she is looking at Lily as if she could read her soul. Lily understood this that both Leonard and his mother is not what they appear. Even it's difficult to read what's going inside their mind. How much soft they look from outside but both of them hold a dark side.

Lily relax her body and again meet her eyes with Leonard Mother "I'm a divorcee ma'am. My relations with my ex husband and his family weren't good. It just I'm not the one they wanted. My previous marriage was a more of marriage of convenience" Lily said, she doesn't want to go into detail.

Larisa look at Lily and a sense of approval set for Lily. She already knew everything. Larisa been through a lot. She had saw scheming and backstabber in her life. It's not easy to deal with the people in her line of work. She had to be conscious of everything around her, be it her son. She hate people who lie and even though she didn't like the fact her son marry a girl which she didn't choose but she like Lily honesty. But what bother Larisa is that Lily eyes resemble a lot like that girl. But Lily aura is comfortable and unlike her Lily eyes is clean.

Larisa lips stretch in to a genuine smile "We woman get judged a lot. I'm a woman myself Lily I can understand. For me you are an individual person. Actually Lily our society is somewhat filled with male dominance where a woman have to prove herself a lot. Welcome to family."

A sense of respect spread inside Lily's heart. After Tulip, she admire the woman sitting infront of her.